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Royal Op8ra HO￿Se Covenl Garden Foundalion (Limited by guarantee)." Ctsmpany Nvrnber 00480523.
Trustee5' feFQrt and consolidated financial statements. 52 ￿ek per￿d ended 29 Au9usI 2021.
INCOME 2021
£0.8M
In¥estmeni infome
£2.8M
Box office re¢eipts
3%
INCOME
£6.3M
Commer¢lal aod
other Income
£25.2fv1
ACE- NPOand
Bridge
£38.6M
Fundr4iwnK &
Sponsorshlp
46%
£10.6M
Government grant
13%
EXPENDITURE 2021
EXPENDITURE
£2.2M
Commercial
3%
£2.4M Fundralsi
3%
£i.OM
Fnmt of House
Ix
£0.7M
1%
£5.SM
Manazement.
adrnlnlstration arhd
zovemznce
E6.8M
Markèting and
publicity
£43.5M
Performance.
lezrning and
outreach
53%
£19.8M
Premises and
deprttlation
24%
Totsi IrK(The E84.3m. Ind￿Ing c¥al dongtKms and furK*rvJ Ll EO.&D. Tow expend*uffj £81.gm. exduthg captsl
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Royal Opera House Covent Garden FcAJndaiH)n (Limited by guaTrnteel". Company NEsmber 00480523.
Trustees, report and con501Mlaled f￿￿141 staiements. 52 week peno(J ended 29 A￿9U￿ 2021.
INCOME 2020
£1.3M
£20.8M
Commer¢lal and
other income
INCOME
Investment incorne
1%
£27.6M
Box oifice re￿ip1S
23%
£31.OM
Fundraisin8 &
Sponsorship
26%
£24.9M
ACE- NPO and
8rid8e
21%
£12.4M
Go¥ernmen¢ cra
11%
EXPENDITURE 2020
EXPENDITURE
Restrurture
£5.8M
5%
£8.2M
£IJM
Frnnt of House
Ix
Commercial
6%
£3.7M Fundrnisin
3%
£6.3M
Managetneni
administration and
Bo¥ernance
5%
£74.7M
Pertorm•n¢e.
Itarning and
oirtreath.
59%
£7.3M
Maikeiln8 •nd
publicity
6%
£19.7M
Premises and
depre(iation
15%
Total Irrome 1118.1m. induding wqtal aThJ I￿thnY ol £0.Sn. eNp***lure £127.Sm, *x¢hJdHIg cawial
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Royal Opera-House Covenl Garden FoUndat￿n ILimitÈd by 9varanteel." Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. rel￿rt and consolidated financial slalements. S2 week period ended 29 August 2021..
TIMESCALE FOR THIS REPORT
Th8 Trustee$ are p￿ased to pr¢$8nt thwr rernrt I￿Jether with the audited ffinancral Stslen￿nts of the Royal
Opera House Covent Garden Ftyjndats'on for thè 52-week pen(xl ended 29 August 2021.
Tha comparatNe F)wioJ is the 5&week pwiod ended 30 August 2020.
This document will be fi18d the Charity CrynrrXs5ic￿ and the Registrar of Companw.

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Royal QpeTa House C(Ivenl Garden Founda11￿ ILimite(J by gvarnnÉeel." Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. report and consolmjaled fffiirKial 51alements. 52 week period eThJed 29 August 2021.
SIR SIMON ROBEY Chair
W&lcom8 lo thè Royal Opw3 House Covent Garden Foundati￿ (Limited by Gu8Trnt8è} 2020t21 Amual
Report.
Oue to the vagaries ol cthnpany administration tiffelables thls 15 the third consecutive Royal Op6ra Holtse
Annual Report to be completed in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. The period il covers, induding the
2020121 Season, has been a profoundly drficum one for the House. I would therefore like to extend my
gratitude to everyone who has conlribuied so much to securing Ihe sutmval ol the ROH and to puiting it on
a sustainable looh.ng for Ihe future. It has been a privilege lo hav• workéd ￿ such a dedicated and'talented
team.
During the perK)d ol this report Dawd Ross slocxy dowTr as Chairand l agreed to take up the role again. for 8
limited peiiod. I would like to reiterate my thanks to Oavid for his leadership and guidance.
In the 2020121 Season, much reduced as it was, Ihe qual¢ty and rdnge of work that emerged wa5 remarkable.
It was inspiring to observe the House being opened whenever it was possible. Ihe extension and growth of
our digital and other remote offerings. aThJ adjustmenls made to prthjuctions and audience farAlitses. often at
the last minute, to acconmnodate rapidly changing uThmstances. l offer my huge congrntulations to our staff
and my thauks to everyone who ha5 SUPPOrted u5 and shown suth pab.tnce aryj understand￿9 é&spite th8
disrUp￿.0n 8nd uncertainty.
At the tirrE of writing our frtouse is open. There are signs that plans for the fthure can be made without th8
sha¢Jow of Covid and from our posits.on as a twly wcrfid-class arb"S1￿ inslitution. That said we still face many
challenges. Notrrfithstanding the support from HMG, ACE, thjr patrons. friends and othets. to each of whom
l offer desp 9￿￿tude. we inevitably emerge from the parKJemiG in a Igss robust finanthal posib.on than we
would like. We remain reli8nt of the continued support of ACE and all of you. The tearn also instigated 8 f8r-
reaching restructuring of Ihe organisation to ensure our long4erm Via￿"(1ty and prepa￿dDesS to respond to
rapidly changing wortd. Many C￿￿agueS have sadly left us aTrJ I would like to pay tribute lo their hard work
and contribution over many years. They ¥￿# be missed.
The appalling events unfolding in Ukraine foll(rMng the Ru55ian invasion present new difficulties. Our
thoughts are above all wth those. in our wmnvjnity of staff a￿$1￿. 8nd amongst our audien￿ and
supporters vthose friends and lamily a￿ d1￿CuY impacted. Wewill do whal we can to show our s()lidarity and
io offer support. L4y)king further ahead. the attending geopolitical uncertainty, and h)nger-term economic
impacts will test anew the iesilience and detemiinatKJn of the Royal Q)era House team.
Thgre are other rhan9es ahead. We wll have a new Chair and ￿11 Gomplete Ihe searGh for a n8w Music
Diredorto replace the extraordInaryAn￿10 PapparK) who h8s been us since 2002. But Tony will remain
at the helm until 2024, and we hope lo see him in the pit often for many, many years beyond that. Both
recruitment processes ￿11 hakyn this year.
Thèrè is much for us to It￿k forward to over the corrmry Sèasons.
Sir Simon Robey
29 March 2022

Royal Opera H¢wse Covenl Garderj FouThlalion ILinNted by guarantee). Company Number 00480523.
Trusiees. and wnsdKlateiJ financial statements. 52 week perirys end8d 29 Augu512021.
ALEX BEARD Chief Executive
The 2020121 Season was amongst the Thk)sl thallengro in thè Royal Oper8 Hovse's history. For most of it
we were unablè to welcm audiences into the ￿lIdIng and could perfomi on sf8ge only sporadically. The
. Nutcracker, our Chriskni￿ favoyrile. ran for only 4 perfomiances out of a $ch￿Uled 17. for example. Aside
from the many lost prlyJuct￿ns and perfO￿nanCeS - many of which were in ths advanced stages of.
prtrparation and will be revisited in futurè Seasons-cwjr ability to engagè more generalty ￿th audieTKes that
would nOM￿llY include schco)Is. young people and the wthr wnmunity. was sgverety Gurtailed.
Nevertheless, against consi(Jerable odds, we continued to produce outstanding work and exiend accèss to
our art forrns both physically and di9italty, workiThJ wth leadin9 a￿SIS and techn¥a8￿ from across the UK
and intemalionally. In all we slaggd 48 balbt and owa performances in Ihrge $loplst2rt Mini￿￿a$0n$..
In October 2020, The Royal 8allel's first perfomTrnce in over 6 months was a poignanl seleclicffi of èxcerpts
curated by Kevin O'Hare, Dir8dor of The Royal Ballet opening, appwiatèty, with Tchaikovsky's overbjre
from The Sleeping Beauty. The Royal 8allet.. Back on S139& was perfor[T￿d in fronl ol an invited socially
distancetj audience induding Speci￿lY invited heallh workers. wih Ihe cwchestra scattefe(I Ihroughout thtr
sta115, and was streamed worklwKYe.
A rfrworked NufGracker provKled some feslive rdbef wthile thg first show in 2021, 21st£•nlury
choreo9￿phers. was a showcase of contemporary work by Christopher whee￿On. Crystal Pite and ri5in9
star Kyle Abraham. In a second programrr* we howjred the American giants of dance George Balanchine
and. Jerome Robbins. It 4Wdsnl urbtil June that we coukl welcome a full 1K￿se and the 86auty Mixed
ProgTrmme was a fine Cele￿aD'On of the breadth ol The Royal Ballet's heritage and ret)ertory.
In Apnl. w• leamed of Liam Scarfett's trajic ¢Jeath. He was an exceptional talent who had a long history wth"
the Cornpany both as a dancer and as a dwrapher. Our deepest sympathies ￿maIn with Liam's family,
hi5 friends and al olhers affected.
Opwa returned to thè House amtdsl lockdown in September 2020 with The Royal Opera.. Live in Ctsneèrt.
Kwramrr@ of dassic excerpts curateil by The Royal Opera's Director of MUS￿ Antonio Pappano. slreamed
line. In Octcljer socially distanced audierKes rètumed for 414 a quartei of stagèd sortgs and canlalas, by
Handel, Gruber. Barber and Brilten. New taknt then took centre stage in a hvo-opera prograrnme- The Knife
of Dawn, a one-person chamber opera by Hannah Kendall set in the prtson cell ol a Guyanese political
activisl 8nd poet, and A New Dafk Age. a music drama incorporatiThJ WO￿ by Missy Mazzoli, Anna Meredith
nd Anna Thorvaldsdoth'r. In Novèmber. duriTrJ the Season's second lockdown. we streamed a concert
performance of Handel's griwng Ariodanle. his fiwst written for Covent Garden, in its first preSenta￿n her
Sin￿ 1735.
In April 2021, thè Jèlle Parkw Young Artists perforn￿d a Wall and Brecht mixed programme of the satirical
Tlje Seven Deadly Sins and Mahagonny Songspiel_ Live audiences relumed in May. albeil to an auditoriurn
at hall capacity, for Richafd Jones's new pioduction of Mozarfs ￿$1 opera seria La clemenza di rrtD. Eighl
perf0m￿n¢t$ of La bohéme H)clu¢Jed a speo.al perf0M￿nCe thanking NHS workers. and the lasl operatic
p?rformance of the Season on the Main Stage came from the Jette Parker Young ArtFsts in their annual
surnmer show, once again sh)￿a51ng the star5 of the future.
Oth•r opèra projects included 88it. a series of eBJht works for an exdusivety online audience in the form of
shgrtfilms. audio performances and a web browser experimenL In May. we were at last able to open Cutrgnt,
Rising, the wortd's first opera experience in hyper ￿alty. in a speual staging within the LiTrbury Theatre..
Although dèveloped before CovKI-19. this ground-breaking wojett took fwr audience members at a bme on
a 15-minule operatic ioumey combining virlual realTrty rnultisensory effects.
We continued to extend our reach Ihrough broadcast'aThJ dKJrtal channels. The #OurHouseToYourHtyJse
digltal programme. launched during the first lod(down in the Spmg of 2020. established a home for full-
length perf0m￿nceS. concerts, mini-documentaries and interactive activitses for children, generatiro more
than 206 million views from IB3 countries. In the 2020121 S8a50n there were 15 live-slfeamed performances
of ballel and opera and 23 archive productsons on payyr-view. For the first time, during thi5 ￿riod. more
than 1 million peopl8 subscribed to our YouTube channel. Meanwhile our Create and Learn cfflline
programme provided much needed 8duCati￿al resources for parents to home-school Iheir ehildrèn, and
1,400 teachers accessed CL￿te￿I IhirAJgh our online Leamin9 Plaffom to support remote lessons in schools
across the county.

Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundalkm ILimiled by guaranteel.. Company Nurnber 00480523_
Tru$lees' report con501KJaled finaftc181 slatements. 52 week perirxl en<Jed 29 Augu512021.
Away from the sta9e our first pnority was to Secu￿ our suNwal. and then to eslabli%h long-term viabblity in
chaDged. and ever-changing. environff￿￿l. Our inGome was dramatically reduced due to performing
restrictions with every possible ellort exlended to sustain tyjr core communty of artists uaftspeorAe and
backstag? staff through the.ygar.
We again wekomed government support tha Ihe Coronaviws Job Retention Scheme for furfoughed staff. a
kjan through the Cultural Recovery Fund, as well a5 continued supwrt from Arts Council EftgLand. Wè
embarked on a mapr lundraising campaign aryj completed the sale of ihè David Hockney portrait of our
lormer chief executive Sir David Webster. Sadty, wè also lost large nlNn￿r5 of staff through a large-seale
organisation wide redundancy and restnjcturing pro9iamm.
We work•d closdy wth our Tradès UrM¢)ns to achieve these changès and to manage the inevilabty painf
process in as fair and equilable way as possi1￿e. add￿ssing gender pay issues ano sustaining the
organisation's overall protected characteristic employee profile. all. as validated through a cOMp￿￿enSive
Equalsty Impact Assessmenl of proposals and outcomes. The support thal the Royal Opera Housè
Benevolent lund was atAe to offer casual and frèelance staff, in partiCLlar. was dee￿Y apprec¥aled. In all
around 25% of permanent staff left the ROH. alongshde many more in our casual workforce.
These efforts enabled us to surwve financialty. lo c￿tinue to seThe audien￿ arKI to delivgr publi¢ bgngfit,
including through our Leaming and Pa￿"CipatiOn programmes..The long-terni heallh of ROH also depgnds
on Ihe applicabon ol our values. The ROH has a lorg-standirg cornmitmentto equality, diversity.and indusion
and the events of the past 24 months highlighted further the stark disparities ol lives between communities
in the UK. We tegan to implement a new Equality. Diversity and Inclusion plan ineluding many initiatives to
improve-the way we recruit, develop and ￿laIn stsff Irom dNerse backgrounds. Environmental sustainability
15 now a cèntral eonsideratitin ol all ¢Jur a￿l￿￿"t$, as we slnve to ￿uce our.own Cart￿ footprint.
It was an en(¥rrKJusly drficult for the ROH team in practical tems. wh&ther navigab'ng the challenges
of ￿mote homeaworkin9 in cramped accOmr￿lati0n. coping with salary reduclions or adapting to Cowd-
safe working practlC85 as we retumed to 51te'. rehear5Fng in masks. perfomiing in artistic bubbks. w0￿1ng
around office capacity constraints, adapting air handliThJ systems or.managiThJ the lo3iStI¢s of carrying out
over20,000 CO￿d-19 PCR tests onthosé working in dose contact. The patience, ded1￿￿On, professionalism
and creativity shown by all was truty inspirirwJ_
Many ¢h8llenge5 lie ahead. W¢ wil be dealing 7Aith the after-effects of thè panderThc for many months, il nol
years to come. The humanitarian cri&s in the Ukrwne has an immediate Impact on staff and artists with
Triends and farnily at risk. 8n(l FK)lenti81 I¢￿94e1M consequences for the economy aThJ £onfidence more
generally. The￿ is also a likely significant rea14erff6 reduction In our Arts Coungl Funding to managa in the.
years ahead. We ￿11 do what we can to address thèsè d￿llen￿$. while conb"nuing to present wryk of the
very highest wality vlith the exlraoidinary comnwjnity that Is Ihe artists, cfafispeopb and staff htrr¥.
l also extend my gratitude to ovr loyal audiences. ￿lLaboratOrs. friends arKI patrons. Your support and
98n8rosity h85 been truly excepb"onal. and is now nKJre inyxtsnt and mre deeply appreciated than ever.
All of us on the ROH team are enorrnousty gratefvl. aThJ we Iwk forward to wnakirw wonderful opera and
ball$t together for many years to come.
Alex Beard, Chief Exe¢ubve, 29 March 2022

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Truslee5' report ¢onsolNJated financial slaternenls. 52 %￿k penod ended 29 Augu512021.
I)JT mlssion
Our mission is to enrich the cultural life of nats"L￿ by growing Ihe publK enioym•nt and appreciation of
exceptional ballet and oper8_
Our visic
Wè aspire to be a global ¢¥ntr• of exc•ll8nc8 for the great art we prfyluce and for the indusive way we do
it. We want to grow our reputation sbll fvrlher. de￿￿nStra1lng ow scrial aTrJ environmental re5POrtsibilTty..
How we achieve our mission and vision
We home to thm of th• worfd's great p8rfMnng art cunpan¢es.' Th• Royal Bal￿1. The Royal Opera and
the Orchestra of Ihe Royal Opera House. We tell stories that speak to the univers81 Ihèmes that nv)ve us all
{love and hate, revgng8 and reconcib'ab"on, hope and fearl. from the great works ol the past ¢0 new
commiss40ns, reflecling contemporary cutture and concems. Our theatres are in London's Coveni Garden
but our work is accessed and exFerienced across the UK and globalty through tourirg partnerships. ciwn
prograrnmes. radio. TV and onlinè-streamiw¥J.
We aim to bè a leading artistic force that tskes calojlated risks. bolh to invest in the artfom)s of the future
and to sustain the existing repertory for new audiences. We work with the best creative ￿arn5 and perforrners
from around the worfd, conslstenuy achiewng lh8 highest standards of stagecraft, and embedding constant
improvement inio our processes and cullu￿. We have W0￿e￿ hard to maximise our reach. despitè the
panderric. by providing access tts our artfOr￿￿ onl1￿_ AAists"c excellencg Sirotchas beyond our Main Stage
and thè oft•n mom ex￿rimental Linbury Th•atre. Io OLW foyers and pubh"c spaces as We￿ as outs'de our
building.
We have invested in St￿ngthenIng ourcapabilities in data generation and analysi5 to ensure we are capluriDg
and responding to audiertrce feedback. both from those who already engage wilh our artf¢)rms an¢J Ihos* who
currentty do not. so that we have the jnf0rmall￿ we need to continually improve.
We are a National Portfolio Organisation. SUPF#Xtsd by the British wblic Arts C(￿n￿l England, and a
registered charily. receiving dC￿ationS from t￿8 who shwe our arnbilicffls.
Challè
Thè turnultuous evenls oflhè past 24 ￿￿th5 have hvy)lighted ststh disparibes in th8 livesof ihe UK'S vaN)us
comrnuniti•s, often detemined by ethnic ￿10-eConoMiC background. There is a lack of equity in the
provision of arts edvcation in sc*ools and a lack of dÉversity among those participating in class￿1 singing
and ballet. This is having a direct impact on thé tslent pipeline and on the audiences and artists of the futu￿.
Diversifying participants in the arts is c￿e of the nw)st pressing issues ol oui time. So. in 2020121, as well as
onlinuing to focus on artistic excellence ￿ our stsges, perfomiing whgn we eould. w• also prK)riti$ed
achieving positive swetal impacl. We have a long track record of njnning programmes to ￿den access.
including wilh young peO￿e through tyjf national programme with xhoojs acr058 the country. wh￿h we
continued to deliver despite Ihe re51rictions reS￿￿Thj frorn bckdNfn.
The following pages expand on the ways in whth we worked to uphold our priorities and value5 throughout
ihe 2020121 Season. despile the challew, and how we conDnved to deliver public benefit, finding new
ways to Serve our audiences. support Ihose who needed IL induding home-schoolirvj familiè$, arid to ènsu
we can get back to a sustainable Position as qLKkly as Fty)SSit4e.
Lookin9 ahèad to 2021122 aThJ twd. sb3nificant finanaal challenges reman despite the Suc￿sS of our
Recovery Plan (asset sales, mapr funtlrais￿g Ca￿paign an(1 or9anisabonal restnlctwe. and the CRF loan),
Emergng major risks indude..
Increasing inflation. conservalivety 5-7% pa- driiien by ri5iry energy costs
At best a static Arts England grant frorn 2023. whth covkj be a ￿31 tenn reduclM)n of eirca
£1.2m per annum to our grant
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TrusleÈs' report and ctsnsolidatett finanoal slai*nenis_ 52 week period ended 29 Aug￿51 2021.
Geo-poh"tical uncertainty following the Russian irwa5￿n of Ukraine impacting fundraising
confidence
For our 2021122 financial yew we are forecasling an inwmB arKJ expènditu￿ defKil as audiences rebuild
post-pandernic, covgr8d by R•covtrry Funds. In addrtion. we have a majorcatytal investment nèed to replace"
and upgrade end life building and equiprnenl. We aim for ROH'S 0￿ratIng positi.on reluming to a break*ven
positson in future years. the pace of which wll be govèmed by Ihe factors above..
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OUR PRIORITIES
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Trustees. report and fA)nsolKlaled financial Slaiernen15. 52 week Penc￿ ended 29 AiJ9v$I 2021.
Our overriding objectsve in 2020121 was to enstjre the kJng4erm viability of the ROH. as it soon became clear
that the pandemic would have Seve￿ I0￿-tem7 impact5. We also ￿Mained committed to conkn'nuing io serve
audiences and supp)rt our community ol staff and artists. We implemented a comprehensive Rgcov8ry Plan
wluch ind￿jed..
MapN charoes lo ourorganisaljc￿aI stralegy and operating TrN)del. significanuy reduung costs. while
simultaneously, ke8piry Ihe ￿re of the organisaticm inlad so Ihat we could retum lo perfoming al
scale. This induded a restrucluring wth over 25% staff redu¢bon." changes to contracts.
Im￿err￿t￿t10n of new working practices. and a reikjcbon in all salaries over £75,000
Disposal of assèts- the Sa￿ of David Httkrw painting of Sif David Webster
A major fundraising campaign ihat induded asking for addilional donations. ar￿ a9reein9
r•d$ploymant of gtrts already donated or CoMm￿e￿ lo support recovery
Govemment support, Ihrough the Coronavirus Job Reternt*)n Scheme and a loan Irom the cultu.ral
Recovery Fund. as well as Ihe ojnlinuing grant support from ACE-for which we arg d88pIy 9rat¢ful
While this Recovery Wan was being implemented. we k.ept cjose to our audience5 and artists onlinè,
ontinuing to shtsw performance$ through digital StreamiThJ arml on radio and TV. We aLw continued to
supp)rt schO￿s, families and communities by engagirKJ them ￿ digital conlent and acbvibes. With the
gradual •asing ol lockdown rriStrict￿￿s. in Spring 2021 we wèrè ablè to open ￿J1 doors again to audiences,
albeil at significantty reduced capacity irb order lo meet social distanang requirements.
Our prioriiies induded the following..
Artistic Excelle
We consistently Tr)7ecl t(xlays best people and ideas. appealing to Ihtr ljroadèst possiblè a£￿1•ne8. This
incl£rt#es.'
Balanced pwarnming on wr slaw when wewere able to perform. but alsovia thgital channels..
clnema, radio and TV and in our public spaces. Chjr goal was lo continue lo serve audiences. despite
lockdown reslricltons (the Appendix at the end of the khievement5 S¢Ction sets oul what the ROH
were able to perfomi in Season 20201211
Championing talert( including foregrounding our Jette YouThJ AJbsts Programrne and offering
employrnent to as rnany performers and freelancers as wjssible
New and underqepresented arllsts - we conb.nued lo deliver programmes de5wJn•Y to support
areef Pr￿reSsion ol arts"sts, induding women Ihough our E[￿nder programme, and aiming to '
increase the ethnic diversity of our perfornws
Outcomes summary.. we maintained audience satislaction.. gave Aew opportunities lo diverse ryealives and
pèrfom*rs', and wè increasèd ateess to pèrfomuncès ￿lIne.
enin
andE
Divetsi
and Inclusion
Wt opèn up ￿ a$￿ts of th• ROH so w• ean totKh morè p8opl•s liv•s and ernat• a d*8per sense of
belonging.
We conts'nued to welcome peop.le into our building when we co￿d, daYty'n￿ opening. We ensured there
were tickets avaIL9b￿ at affordable piices lor Perfo￿￿nceS on our 51ages and lorthose that were broadcast
via digital channels. We gave special performances for NHS stsff who had dor￿ so rnuth io support Ihe
nat￿n t1urino Ihè pand￿n￿.
We a￿ committed to providing engagement opportunth'es for the potenbal perforn￿rS of the fvture, as well
8s audiences of the lthure, W￿uding pu￿15. a focus on those from well￿ff soc40-economic
and diverse ethn￿ backgiounds.
We inere8set1 staff in¥ofvement in conVersalic￿$, ￿k1￿j to surface issues of Co￿eM io them and.to talk
about potential solutions. In swnmary. we wm to wekome people lo us, whether they are audiences,
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performers. other creatives or our workforce. ensuring everyone is tr•ated with res￿¢t. As part of that, we
launched a new Equality. Diversity and Indusion IEDII Plan that indvdes a commitment to listenirwJ more
closely tr) the wews of thosé wfK> engage us and respoThling lo vthat we hear.
Our wiwties includwi..
Natlonal particlpatlon- we conlin￿d to support teache￿ acr055 the county to bring ballet. oper
and thealre<raft into classrooms nation￿￿• and lo ¢onnect with under-seryed communiliès
Audienee development-we slarted a process to idenlify barriers lo engagement with our artforms
and to deveknp strategies to address Ihem. The pandemic was a Ca￿ty51 for us to axpand our digital
output.. analysis demonstrated thai this enabkd us to extend our reach geographicalty. Even as we
open Ihe buildirrfj again. we a￿ ¢)intinuing to develop our digilal offer. building on what we learnt
during th8 pandemic
Supporting the secior - we engaged proactivety wth peer artlslic organisations and the wider
Sgctor to shar8 what we leamt. f(* èxamplè working within govemmènt Cowd-19 guid*lines and
processes to keep slaff, a￿sts aThJ athjiences safe", and we contin¢Jed to p•r on Engender. our
Ini￿atiVe to Change gender imbalance in opera and music theatre
Inclusive workfor¢e-we began to Im￿ement the new Equality, Diversty and Indusion plan. vthich
ft)¢uses on iryro¥in9 Ihe way we recruit arKI relain stsff from diverse backgrounds
OutGomes sumrnary. we SUPF4)rted schools and FKMne-schcdir#J tsrTMlies w¢th digilal content, growiThJ ou
engagement with young pewe and their families, schools and communities and SUPF¥ffiing them to dance
and 51119 and enjoy our aitlorms. We irrJeased access lo our art fonns digital channels. We Sirengthened
our ￿lab"onShIpS with the sector. We began lo implèment ournew EDI plan, including ¢ompulsory anb'4acism
training for all recruiting managers..
Revenu
Growth
Giver) the impacts of the pandemiG on box office revènue, we frKussed hèavily on rnaximising incomè from
a variety of other source5 to support the h)nTrlerm wa￿"11ty of.lhe organisabon, ens¢Jring we h8ve a
sustainable in¢orne base to enabk us to deliver ¢)ur other objectives in thè future.
This induded.
Cuslomer spend- opening our door5 vthenever we cwld. HcA¥ever. our box office incorne shrank
by 94Y* over the Season compareil wth the last fvll Sèason before lockdown, and hosprtality an¢J
retsil sales fell in line
End¢Mtm•nt- ou¥ longer-tem goal is to double the ROH Endowmènt and increase the income 1¢
will generate for luture aclivity. However, given the financial implications of.the pandemic. we also
louJss&d on redeploying sc¥n8 of th• en¢Jowment as part of the Re￿Very Plan
Recovery CampJl9n- we redoubled our efforts to raise funds thrcwh philanthropic giving
Grant fr¢Kn Arts Counc•l England-wè drew dowrb our 2020r21 and secured a roll4)vargrant
for 2021122
. Outcomes summaw. although ovÈrAII. ir*ome ijropF*d si9nifficanlty. by Iho end 012020121. we were well-
placed to achieve our goal on the Recovery Campaign in 2021122.
anisati
We undertook amaiorreslnthringpmgramme lo ensurg th* Iwtem? finencial wats'lityofthe oryanisat￿.
We revièwed all our adivib.es and" iiHle difficult deasiorts Ihat affected all areas of th¢ organi5ation. .In
conducting the rewéw. we recognised thal rM)st IlKkdry￿. W￿ couldn't simpty relum to'nomial,. We needed
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a laskn"n9 restructure to a¢Jdress prè-èxislir¥J finanoal pressures thal were exacerbated by the pandemic. and
to ant￿iPate the fulure impacl on our audiènce5 and commercbal nN)del in the rnonths and years ahead.
Wè iVLYked closèly wth our Trades Vnions to achteve realistic structural and contraciual changes to the way
we work. while maintsining our abilily to deliver worby dass performances_ Thèse contractual changes
enabled us lo achieve short-term operational saviThJs. which will secure and protect jobs in the long-term.
OufGomes SLImma￿. a total of 272 empbyees left between Juty 2020 and November 2020125% of staff).
Having carried (wit an Equalty Impad Assessmènt of the restruC￿n￿g process.. we are cvnfident that the
organisation's overall protected characteristic enwoyee profik wa5 r￿1 disprffjortionally impacted.
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Balaneéd Pfo
rammin
When lock*Jown reslriclions ptrmitled. we perfomMI conternporary %wrks and ￿pertOry classtcs live on
stage at Ihe ROH as set out below. In total, though we had to cancel or FX)styx)ne a s￿n￿￿tint numbèr of
productions and performan￿5. we gave 48 on-stsge perfom)ances.
We had to mako adjustments to all the productions we were able to wl on - for example. a pared-back
production.ol Mozart's La clemenza di fito- lo meet govemment guidelines and honour ourfirn conwnitment
to the safety of tyJr audiences and.perfO￿rErs
Nevertheless we maintained broadly the same level i)f
audience Satisfac￿On asfor the last full Yearbel0￿ the k)ckdown. The responses Irom b811et and opera crits'G$
and the ènthusiasm of audiencès was èxtremdy pleayng.
Balle¢
The 2020121 Season opèned on 9 Octobèr 2020 *ryth Thè Royal Ballel.. Back Stage. an exhilarating
programme presentsng Ihe Ccmnpany's world4lass dancèrs at their dathing best and highlighting the broad
artistic breadth of The Royal Balleys ￿pertOry. It was perfOr1￿'befOre a tMk)l audience and Streamed
worldwde. The repertory featured soaalty th"slanced group works as well as S￿0$ and pas de deux. The
evenin9 was dedicated to lan Taylor. lormer Chatrman of the Board of Trustegs. in rttL*Jnib"on of his
tongstanding seThice. philanthropy an¢J advocaty for the work ol The Royal Bal￿t.
In November, ￿ prTrJramme5 of repertcry hvJhI￿Jhls were kMBsented in The Royal Ballot." Live. Each
programme ctosed a one-act ballet (Kenneth MacMilLan's Ehts Syncopations in Programme A and
Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour in Pro9ramme Bl. In Iwjht of thè nats.onal lockdown that
rrKJnth. an expanded live pérf0rn￿nce PrcrfJramme A was gNen on 4 Novernberand a streamed performance
of Prograrnme B on 13 November. This second programme include(1 a new shoriwork byvalenlino Zucchetti,
Schetto. which went on to a Southbank Sky Arts Award and was a highlNJhl later in the Season at Da￿eY
Bussell's British Ballet Charity Gala at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Ntrtcrackerwas brought to the stage for lh& festive Seasc￿ in a,TeW￿ke￿. ¥ersion to make il CovidThryafe.
including a r*duc•d numbèr of Royal Bal￿t scho￿ students and a new battle scene choreographed by Will
Tuckeit. We p￿SentedfoUr of the 17 scheduled perfomrnces of The Nutcracker before the prgduction had
to ba cancelled bécau￿ of sln.ctèr lockdowm measures the UK'S move into Tier 4.
Creaknvity continued to shine in onhne programff*ryJ inchJdirrfJ n the ¢P￿reOgr#rAlic plaifomi. Draft
Works. which was presented as a film wrth rxjntent generaled by some of the dancers during lockdown. A
SI￿aM of Spnng Draft W0￿S folknyed wrfh a wogramme c￿ted specially for the Main Stage. A Ihird
prograrnme was dev8k)p8d for a live audience èxtemal chtsreugraphers induding Jason Kittelberger,
Dickson Mbi. Hannah Rudd and Didy Velttman. tmjt this had to be due to 5thedulin9 issues arising
fr(X￿ Ihè Pandè￿e.
Other strong onfine content included Wortd Balel Day. the erK￿rin9fy wjpular online celebration of dancè,
which took place on 29 Octobtr 2020, hwjhlights.rtg young and dwerse talent and female C￿Ne09raphers.
Royal Opera House Insights induded a discussion wlh sixdancer5for BlaGk Hi$tory Month around influences
in thèir livgs and the 8la¢k Livès Mattèr movernent. A Meel tha Young Dancers Masterclass Insight
introduced audiences to the youngesl dancers in the Company. In ￿ri1. special popstyle Pr0￿cts
commissioned by The Roy81 Ballet We￿ fil￿d on Ihe Main Stage. Lyssa choreographed by Lynnè Page
with singer Nadin8 Shah and 17 dancers. aThJ Arthur Pita's Agnus Dei. a ￿llaboratIOn with singer and
composer RUfu5Warbwiightfea￿￿9 Leo D￿. Royal Balletdantéfs also part￿ipated in The Royal Opera's
8ts't digital inibative.
Dancers ￿tUme*1 to the stage to perf(xm for INe audieTKes in •Aay and Jvne in three rich programmes
spanning 1V<entury daSsi￿. worts by American master choreographers ol the 20 century
choreo9raphers working today. The 21*£entury Chorèographers Programme featured a new ballet by
Ameri￿ choreographer Kyle Abraham. Oplional Famity." a DNertissernent and works by Crystal Pile
thal were new to the Company. Thg Statement and Solo Echo. The 'Balanchin8 and Robbins. Pr<4rammè
included Balanchine's Apollo and Tchaikovsky Pas de Doux and Robbin's Dances at a Gathering. This was
followed by the 'Beauty Mixed Prcgramme., lealumg the w)rld premiere of Valèntino Zucch*ti's Anènkw {a
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thorèographic devèlopment of Schenol. Wayne kkGregx's Atrgen. Macmillan's Winler Dr8èrn&,
Christopher Wheeldon's Afterlhe Ratn. Ashton's Votces ofspnng. woman with watsr by Gelebratgd vtrt¢ran
choreographer Mats Ek and conrluding w71h Ad111 of Thè sle*￿"￿ Beauty.
The Linbury Théatre's dancè season opened ¥wih summer performances by Rambert School and The'Royal .
Baltèt School, 0ri9inaNy scheduled to be part of the scheduled Next Generation Festival that would have
included w)te1nation￿ guèsts.
Q)era
In'opara. n&w woth highl￿1￿ induded:
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In rèsponse to the very Spect￿ e()ndibL￿$ ofthe pandfft in autu￿ 2020. The Royal Owa embraced the
challenges ol Ihe moment (social distar￿ng on stage and in the pit. ￿duced stsff and financial r&source.
travel difficulties and quarantsne} and programmèd an .eveniThJ lèaluring four distincttve shori works ihal
showc8sed world-c￿55 vocal quality arKI cornposltions - but that were rK)t gperas. The mini-productions ol
Handel's Apollo and Daphne. Barberfs I￿￿x￿lIe." Summer ol 1915, Britten's Phaedra and Gruberfs
Frankenslein!I were ngt only a creab.ve msrM)nse to cO￿￿-19 trNJt 8 bold departure from Th& Royal Opera's
traditlW81 repèrtory. Four of the UK'S outstanding oper8 arml theatre directors - Deborah Warner. Richard
Jones. Adele Thornas and Aniony McDonald- worked vffjth top 8ritssh opera singers Chnsline Rice and ￿lan
Clayton and from lurth•r ar￿d, Soulb African soprano Cecilia Masabane Rangwanasha, one of our Jette
Parker Young Artisis. These short works of hvJh Iheairiral lenston and'drdma, m05tty sun9 in English. were
irnmediately accessible and direct. and challerged many negabve precDrr*ption5 of the art forffl. The
products'ons themselves, minimal in terms of set and costume. also challenged the tradit*(mal as50ciabon ol
opgra Wbth ￿8￿1¢ excess. perhaps provrdirg a of what opera bg when at its most disb.lled and
powerful.
N¢w Dark Age
This project took the same irnpulses behind 414 arKI presented works by womèn Com￿ser5. These were
directed by ￿ leading female theatre practib"oners - Kabe Mitchell and Ola Ince - and designed by Vicki
m0￿Mer. Traditionalty Ur￿e1-rePresented sn the afea of opera o)mposition and direction, ferna￿ creativity
became central for one ol ihe few b.mes in The Royal Opera's hislory". The Knrfe of Dawn is only the fourth
opera by a wofflan to be performed rm the Covenl Garden's stage in 300 years. It was also the first opera on
our Main Stage by a wmposerof colour. supported by a mainly diverse creattve tearn, wth Peter Brathwalle
in the lead rde, Jonathon Heyward corKIu¢tiTrJ and video designs byAkhkila Krishnan. Touthin9 on troubling
themes of colonialism and creative isoLqbon. the opera explored the lile of Guyanesè r*)et Martin Carter.
Ince's production drawing wt contemporary iesonances ol raual oppress¥)n and discriminatson. This was
follow8d by a unique meldin9 of works by female composers - AnrFa Meredith. Missy Mazoli and Anna
ThorvaldsdotDr- In a vtdeo inslallation called A New Dark.Age. created by Katie Mitchell and Grant G8è. The
atomisalion wrought by the paThJemic was brought home in a radical piece that combined live and re¢tyd
material, an urgent assetts.on ol the Royal Opera House's rol& in ￿flecting society.
Operas in Progress - The enynder Fests"val
A key part ofthe work of The Royal Opera House on tM)th stage5 is commissioniThJ contèmporary op8ra that
enablès the cannon lo devÈk)p. and to tell new stories with diverse perspectives that reflèct our changiryJ
world and society. As ￿ s8ek the nexl generab.on of artists and audiences we continually explore wa￿-t0
open up the foryn ol opera. Our Opera in Pro9￿SS Ser￿ wovKle an exchange bets￿en arbsts and
audiencgs. Thg audience gain an insWt inlo Ihe very slart o[ma￿.￿j an OPBra, hearing from the artists about
h(￿ their ideas and initial text and Th￿S1¢ havè.èm￿ge￿. Artisls are able to ask the audiences quesbons and
understsnd their response to these initial ideas. whth suppM)rts them in Ihe next steps of the opera'3
development. Three piojects were presenled.. Hist¢xy of thg Present, a hybrKI workin9vclass opera that
explores the resonances and le98¢ies of the pea¢elines in Northem Ifeland, by interdisaplinary writer Maria
Fusco and director Judo Chfistsan." Booker Prits shorth"sted. The Fortune Men, by writer Nadifa Mohammed
and composer Nina Whitman.. and Lambs. an opera Ihattakes ihefom of a podcast, by Director D8isy Evans .
and composer Laura 8owler_
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Curr•nt Rislng
The wortd's first opera in hywr ￿alty, Curmnt. Rising. was a uniqu• collaboration b*￿￿en Ihe Royal Opera
Housè's innovation Pfogramme, Audience Labs. award•winning FignEnt Productions and Royal Holloway,
University ol London. Developed by 8 fernale-led creative team and lunded by UK Resèafeth and Innovation,
Cuffènt, Risirw was an experiment in blending stagecraft. arbstic exc4lencÉ cuth'ng4(Ige t¢chrnology to
develop a ra(Jical new way of seeing opera that puts Ihe audierTrce al the cenlre of the perfom)ance. The
result was a 15-minute hyper-feality experience. comlx.ning virtual reality with a muhisensory set,
invits.ng audièncès to step into a bespoke 'Opera" Tardis, and experience. a dream-like joum8y carried
musically by a poern layer8d in sorrfJ. Cnb"cally acdaimed, Curngnt, Risingdemnstratet1 a wsion forthe future
of eultural foms, encapsulabng a new lomi. r￿ted in stsge tradib'on, enriched by the magic oftechndogy. It
won the VR Award for 0￿-01-hOMe VR enlertainfflent of the year. The creative 1*8m was Director Netia
Jones. composer Samantha Femando. Designer and CGI Art Director Joanna Scotcher. librelb'st Melaniè
Wilson and sound designer Oavid Sheppard.
84lt
8*it marked the first curated digital shorts cpera serie5 frryn The Royal Opera. A serigs of eight ￿8￿Y-
ornmissioned, experwnental expèriencès of digrtal opera brought togetl)er some of the nKJSt innovatsve
conternporary artists. Crealed in ￿sponSe to the impact of Covid-19. available for free, and hosted across
Facebook, YouTubè and Instagram, 8-knt gave existing and new audiences new ways to experience
exceptional opera and challeroe the stereotypes often assiKiated wilh th8 art form. With century-spanning
music.. ITOM Han¢Jel and fchaikovsky to John Barber. Brian Irvine. Matt Huxky and Anna Me￿d1th, the opera
series reached an audience of over 87.5CX) perwle.'The bead arbsts for thesè short operab"c pieces we
Dumbworld. Patrick Eakin Young, ELaye¢ Ismail, Akhik Krishnan. Kalie Mitchell, Anna ￿rri$seY, André dè
Ridder and Katherine Manley and Rakhi Singh_
Although kxkd¢)wn prevented us Irom dth.ng as mLth work on the Main Stage as we had.planned, we
nevertheless fielded a Icp-rate list of artists. indLKI¥u:
Aigul Akhmetshina
Sophie Bevan
Peter 8rathw8lte
Charles Castronovo.
Nicde Chevallèr
Allan Clayton
chris11￿ Cuman
Enwly D Angelo
lestyn Davies
Danielle de Niese
Riccardo Fassi
Gerald Finley
Joshua Guèrrero
Paula Murrihy
Kristine Opolais
Lisette Oiopesa
Anna Prin¢eva
Chen Reiss
Christine Rice
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Adela Zaharia
Streamed
Wè incrèased our reach via digital channels, with 15 live streams and 23 previously recorded r4)eras and
ballets made available on pay-per-wew. f<yJr which were provided for frè8. The streamèd pf¢)Juctions were
watch•d 233,000 times, wth two thirds ol UK ¥￿￿erS liwng crtJtside London. The lessrms leamt from
streaming and pay*er-*iew ale feeding into our fijlure pknn5 In￿51￿j our dvjital otjtyjut and w¢h.
works filmgd and straarned induded."
Lyssa - a spectacldar perfoThnance by Nadine Shah. wilh dKJre(*Jraphy by Lynn Pa9e, fealuwing
Royal 8allet dancers
Agnus Dei-a sdo performarw by Royal Bal￿￿ FI￿tAl#st Leo Dixon. c￿. phed byArt￿rP4la
in collaborats.on wth singèr and comws8r Rufus waln￿ght
Draft Works q - a streamed film of wrxk created by Royal Bal￿1"dance15 duriNJ ￿kdr}Wn. shared
ex¢lusivety with ROH members
Draft Works 2-a film of short works Créat￿ on the •Aain Stage of Ihe ROH. featuring chorwiaphy
. by Royal Bal￿t dancers An￿118 Townsend. Stsnislaw W¢grzyn. Joshua Junker, Ashley Dean.
Matthew Ball, Kristen McNally. Valentino Zucrheth" arky ma￿?11￿0 Sambg
Yorke Dance Proiect- Romany Pajdak. Firsl SI￿015[ Lockdown Port￿118 choreography by Robert
Cohan., this solo was thé last dance kn be created for Cohan's final %w)rk-Aftemoon Convetsatsons
wrth Dancers. Filrned on the PAain Stsge at the FIOH
Evalua1￿?
To further strengthen ourfoM8fd prcrf)rammè plannin9. initiated 8 new evalualion process to wrprove our
ability to leam frcffn and react to audience feedback.
Cham
tak*nt
Royal 0￿ra H(￿se enwoys nKJre artists than any other UK arts O￿aniSa￿On and works with a laTge
ne￿ork ol freelance creatsves. sirwJers and other perfrynEr5. Ai Ihe heart of ourcreative output are our three
pem)anent ensembles." The Royal Bal￿1. The Royal Opefa Chorus, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera
House_ Their repulation for technical and theatrical exCel￿rKe attracts intemational lalgnt to the UK and 1$ a
source of grèat pride. whi￿ the size ol the ensembles ￿rfuCed over ihe year. we ￿￿teCted the core as rrvch ..
as possi￿e.
This was a very diffvjtt year for t*rformers. creati¥es aThJ free18r￿￿Tr. fflany of wFbyn ww• unabl? to work .
for rrKJst of the year. The pertornNng Companies were furI￿ghed for muth of 2020121. but we continued to
sustsin daily class for dancers via Zoom and, when possible. we begarr to bring our dancers back lo the
Studios for limited. socially distanced rghearsals. en8bling th•m to gradually r•gain ess¥ntial fitness. We also
continue¢J to support freelancers. including pa￿n9 them cancellaljon lees when shows couldn'l go ahead.
and maintainiro our partngrships. lor exarnple with Engender (see bdowl.
The Jatte Parker Young Artist5 Progrnmmè. one of thè wodd's leading cèntras for nèw operalic talent, offers
Yo years, training for arti8ts with the polential to forge an intemational career. It also provides additv)nal
support for.emerging artists from under-represenied backgrounds. In 2020121 the programme produced a
broad range Of filmed work, including oui first opera to be Irve stréamed Irom both the stage and the
auditorium, and with a Ive Instsgram feed embedded into the show. half of the director Ir8iniThJ cohort
have goTre on to paid wwk wilh the Company. The Programmè also delivered Nvo live coursgs for
¢onduetors with the Orchèstra of the Royal Opera House * the City of Lffitknn Sinfca)ia.
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Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundaik)n (Limited by guarantee).. Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. rep)rt and ¢onsolidated ffftan¢iJ statemenis. 52 ￿￿k pericxl ended 29 Augusi 2021.
New and underre
nt
artists
We are committed to Increa￿n9 the diversity of iyjr utab.ve programmes. and the people who creats and
perform them. We affj on track to achieve our goa of al least 50% of the c¥gativès we commission being
women by 2022.
Engender is the ROH'S initiatNe lo grow and hKJhhght w(MYw) and non*inary talent bolh ￿$trge and bèhind
the scenes and to move Ihe sector iowards gender inclusivity. The programme thrived during the pande￿c,
rroving online, which enabled more people to join from outsbd* Loftdc￿ and across Ihe UK. En98nder n(trw
has members from across Europe. tt)e USA and. wih support and fu￿ling from th& British Council. is
developing partne￿￿1p5 in several tess economtilly devekjped couniries. Ind￿JIng South Africa and Egypt.
The nefv￿rk met every two ft￿nths and supported arttsts dumg that period sttsions lèd by Tonic on
varièty of subjects including wellbeing arbj resiliènce.
The ErYJendèr Festival 2021 was a hybrid of live and online events. with 15 ple￿5 of ￿1￿1 ronlent
"generating 425.000 views and 12.500 engagerrents.
OPENING UP AND DNERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION
Our prcxJrammes continued to pro￿lJe opportunities fN a wide range of people to engage with and ¢nioy our
perforrnanGè5. both inside buikluw and beyond. Examples are summarised below.
ROH Unlocked
ROH Unlocked took placa in the co￿nt Garden pia22a on Saturday 10 Juty and Sunday 11 July 2021. This
was our first pU￿1C festival since tockdown bringing ROH artists out into Ihts pU￿le spaee lor world-class
performances and giving the public a chance to take part in workshops. There were live performarbces from
mbers of the Royal Opera Chorus. world4enovmed soprano Anush H¢)vh8nnisyaA and Zoo-Nalion Youth
Company, as wèll as participatory singing ar￿ ballet-t)arrè workshops. Audiences were also inviied to visit
the ROH Story Shop. an imrnersi¥e Iheatrical experience ¢yeated in ¢olLaboration with LitNe Bulb theatre
eompany.
Open House
Our Daytime Events and Festivals programme was ￿laUnched in 2020121 with Open House attracting ts￿r
4,500 people over rme weekend. Ifisitors to the ROH coukl enjoy ptsp-up performances from soprwo Anush
Hovhannisyan, (enor Alan Pingarroen aThJ harpist Elin Samuel as well as explore an èxhibititsn of costumes,
set, props. hats and j?￿11￿ry frorn The Royal Opera's prLKluction of The Tsarina s Slippers. Fhe weekend
also markèd the unveiling of the installa11c￿ of Nvo exceptional works of art.. Da￿d Hocknèl5 Portrait of Sir
David Webster, displayeil in Ihe Main Entrance Foyer, and Taiita Dean's exlraordinary chalk-on-board
Inlemo, one of the desNJns forwayne McGregorfs n￿t ballet The Dante ProiKt. in the Paul Hamlyn Hall.
with
le and Iheir famil￿ schc*)ts and crynm
nili
Our LearniTrJ and ParlicyatK)n work i*nts"nued tts ￿Y a role in plan to trwjikl the futu￿ of ballet and
opera and to diversify the talent pipeline and our future audiences_ For example, one part of the ovèrall
National Prcsramm8 was a suite of'create. pro3ramnEs that 5UPPOrted teachers. schools, children and, for
first-time, freelanc8rs thr(wJgh the pandenNc.
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Royal Opera Ilouse Covent Garden Foundation {Lirniled by 9UW8nleel' Company Nvmber 00480S23.
Twstees. ￿pOrt and consolidated financial slatemenls. 52 week peric*J endeo 29 August 2021.
rhe numbers achieve(l are summansed in the tatAe below.
Everts
Teach•rs
Freolanc•r5
Total
participation5
Total
School$
Children and
young people
Imax estimated
6.050
Creat• &
Oanc•
Crgate &
Desi
Creat• & Sing
TOTAL..
16
114
78
79
91
49
5.380
14
213
59
432
175
18.670
30.100
35
723
302
' We also continued with our Chaneè to Dance programmè. which worts wth The Royal Ballet School and
private dance schools to diversrfy the eady talent pipeline for ballet. In May, we were once again able to
deliver in-person w0￿hopS in 10 primary schools lfive in Essex. five in ihe Wesl Midlands}. 142 young
people attended these sessions and also attended in-s¢h￿l se55ion5 to leam dance and movèment Irb5pirèd
by Macmillan's Romeo and Juliel. We also prov¥Jed bursaries and support for aspiring young dancers.
Doncaster Oanc8S Was a three-week long prc¥ect that broughl together groups from across Doncasier to
create an ortginal dance ￿ece that ￿flected the Covid-19 siluation at the time including social distancing
practic•s. This resulted in a short filrn. inspired by Kenneth Macmillan's R¢ynoo and jul￿1. 135 individuals
took part in the project induding six conThinity grnips. care homès and schwls
ROH 8rKI
Royal Opera HtsJse Bridgè w?rks Io CL￿nect ¢Mdren and y￿rfj perwè with greal art and cumure.
. Through research. advocacy and co-investrnent we nurture nètworks. share leamin9 and foster ir4v)vatson
within thè èducation. artsarKI ¢ultur¢ sector- particulaty in Cornrwn￿eS where there is limited local prowsion
or experience.
Our s*ct(* support %bvrk as a Bridge became a virlual prc*Jramme for 2020121 just under 1.000 teachers
and cultural partners eroaging with over 47 d[ffe￿nt training and nehyorking events across the year.
We Continued our w(Yk wlh 12 Local Cultural E{jL￿t￿ partr￿TshIps (LCEPS) across the South East,
including distrrbuting 8.286 Creativè 'L•t's Create. resryjrce packs to targeted children in reswise to the
pandemlc. A further£181.000 was invested in partnership progrnmmes with the LCEPS.
Through tsvo further re¥sKls of the Leamin9 Ofler Developmènt FurKI grant prc¥3raMn￿. £115.000 has now
been invested in the learn￿9 programmes gf 23 cullufal partsws.. 51% of the rwtients We￿ diverse-led
organi5alions.
Audience develo
nt
We implemenled a wide range ol in￿ativeS to attract MO￿ dIVe￿e audiences to our art forms. which have
h8(1 some notab￿"$U¢¢e%ses, ircluding performances for NHS staff and ROH Unlocked. We inibated work
to ￿entsty key challenges artty barrier5 and to begin puitiThJ pkns in place to address them. induding starting
. work with a new creative agency pather lo help us connect ROH produth.ons wth arid morg diversa
audiences across scoal. digital and also fftJre traditional media.
Wè initiat8d a review of our Young ROH offer- our prcsramme fry 1￿25-Year￿￿$ in¢ludes tickets
for £25 - the aim of incrèasing s19n4j￿, espeu.alty I￿rn groups of people whJ"haven't traditionally
engaged with the offw.
Wè Ir￿e85ed c￿r di9ltal outy)Ut wrth 15 51reametJ yerformanc8s of live ballet and opera and 23 archive
productions on paY-per-￿ew, and during Ihis period. our You Tube lollowing reached 1milli¢)n. This has"
widened our audiénce base including out of London.
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Royal Opera House Coveni Garden FoundatK)n (Limited by guarantee)". Company Number 00480573.
Trustees. report and consolidated finwKial ststements. 52 we8k peryid ended 29 August 2O21_
Inclusive workforce
Our nttw Equality, Diversity and rAan i8 in the early st•3es of impkmentsbon but we have already
seen progress during the year. incknling greatér staff Èngagemenl in conversalion5. All recruib.ng managers
have bÈ8n through an anii-racism training cwrse and an ant￿at￿elSrn one is pLanned. We have established
Staff Diversity and Inclusion Nets¥ork. a forum for heaMh"y diswssTron, action and refleth.on and, a new
A￿$S Matters Group has been fom)ed lof disabled stsff and people with long tèr.m heallh conditions. We
have fevièwed and rèfreshed our HR recruitment tr) strengthen our ability to recruit more diverso
new staff.
REVENUE GRowfH
Customer s
The impact of Ihe Covrd-19 p8ndefflic was the irnrnedial8 k)ss of all box 0lThce and ancillary trading income
Icataring. rétail and onemal. The box office took £41.2M.￿SS than in the last full season befo￿ knkdown.
W• put pèrfomanees oft stage when we were atAe to and we reopened restsurants. bars and the shop.
always in compliance with the govemmenl's Covid-19 g￿dance al the tim8.
Philanthro
and rtnershi
A major fundraising campaign, launched in Ihe 2019120 Season, continued lo bts a key pillar of (￿r recovery
plan. Fundraising incomè over ts*o Yea￿ was over £60m. a rernarka￿e achievement given our limited abilty
to perform on slage. In addilion. many donrms generoLFsty relaxed re*rictK)N% on committed gifts.
The Campaign ha5 sh¢Avn a deep sense of loyalty frt>m t￿r dorb)r bas•, th• majorrty of vthom responded
SW￿lY and emolionalty - they gave in wder lo safeguard thwr beloved Opera House. We arè extrèmely
9faieful to all Iho$8 whts conth"bLbt8tl.
Endowment
W¥w(yJld like to thank our Baton AssLXOtes vtho made Ihe generc¥Js and thoy9hrful deci*on lo leave a gift
to the Royal Opera Hwse in their will.
ORGANISATIONAL HEALTH
Restructure
In undertaking the ￿$tructtlfe. we were rnindfvl of thè ithpact that the ehanges we needed to implement
would have on all ￿￿r staff. in partiujlar those whose jobs were al risk of compulsory redundancy or vthosÈ
teTfflS and conditions were proposed to change. To milwate Ihe Impact. we irnplemented a range of
mèasures. including..
The invitation to all stsff to express their Inte￿$t in voluntary redundancy. reduciryJ Ihe need for ¥
compulsory kaver prcsramme
Amendments lo proposals follo￿rt9 Staff feedback and Mlaas
Increase¢J iob-malchry inlo new roks
More job-sharing and Part￿rne working
Open and transparent process￿ for sdgdion for redundarw whèrè rèquir8d.
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Royal Opera House Covenl Gard￿ Foundation (Limiled by guaranl¢el". Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. rep)rt and consolidated financial statements. 52 week perictyj enLleO 29 August 2021.
A total of 272 employees lèft betsveen Juty 2020 and November 2020..
4310 took voluntary redLrndancy
31% Compuls￿ redundancy
26% left through end of hxed4wm eonlract. resignation. etc.
To svpport those staff who lèft, WÈ offered a package of redundaw payn*nts, outplacement job search
support and aGce$s to a retrainirrfJ fund.
Wé would like to exlend (￿1 Ihanks to the"pe0￿e we sadly had lo let go for their u)ntribubon (o the work of
the ROH, many of them over a tirre.
Estate
The Covent Garden estate was Wevefoped in the 1W)s. reweniryJ in Oecembef 1999. Since then
we completed a major upgrade to the public spaces and the Linbury Theatre. re-opening in Sèptember 2018
nd January 2019. respÈetively, and we alsocomkqeted a multi-year upgrade to the main stage flying system.
However, much of the back-stage and buikling infrastructurè is erther nearing or past its lrfe. and even failiThJ
in.some instances. We developed the framework of an Eslates Plan designed to maintain. upgrada and
new our stage and buildings infrastructure an(1 equipn*ntover Ihe next. 15 years. The plan
includes an indicative cosl FAan aThJ programme ol works over the period. opportunitiès lor e51atts
reconfiguration and upgrades to drive èfficienc￿$ al￿ 3upwI fflexible wayE of wothing and a ty)vemance
struciure for project desmjn delivery. allagainsl the backdrop of ¢Jurnetzero and
sustainability 9oals. FUrt￿r suThey work and feasibility studies art planned to enable us to ￿fine and
dèvelop the plan with a focus on thè next th￿ years.
Covid-safe workin
Througmoulthè pandemicwe conlinuèd to adaptand implèmènt our Cowd-safe Working plansforstaff. artists
and audiences in ￿ponSe to govemmenl guidance. ￿1 front•olthouse and bad(-of-housè activities wè
carefully risk-assessed and control rreasurès were w in plarR. Wè also set-up an In-r￿Use co￿d-19 testing
clinic and, wofking with several parlners. im￿emented a lesting regime to enable us to re<ommènce
FerfOrrnan￿S. initially via online Streaming arKI then sorially-distanced audienctrs. Our tests.ng strategy
reduced the ptstents.al for infection sp￿all amorKJst leams and safeguarded Ihe rehear581 arml perforrnan¢e
schedule- CArca 20,000 tests were cafried out on staff during the year.
En
I sust
While tackling th.e pandemic ha5 been a woddwde emergerw over the past pericrfj, in the longer tsrm,
cjirnale change is the 5in9le bvJgesl cha118ng8 ever faced by humanity. Cullural organisations can play a
lèading role in addfessiTh3 tr* issuès fmm engaging audi*nces in conversatKmS. to reducing wr own carbon
footprint arKI using (xjr purcha￿ng F￿Wer to influence the supplitrrs.we work with to bocome more
env7ronm•ntally Sustsina￿a.
We are determined to play our part'so. in 2021. the Board of Trustegs approved Ihg .ROH's
rw'Environmental Polity. nét-zero cornrwmtmonts and Suslainabilrty Strale9y these were subsequently
published extemalty. We have also been ach.ve in raising susts¥"nability siandards auoss the theatre sector
through part¢cipation in initsatives such as ihe Theatre Trust Green Book and the Suslainability in
Alliar￿.
We are p.ublicly committed to becoming cathn net zero on scopes 1 and 2 by 2035 ISCO￿ 1 covers dirÈet
emissions from owned or Gontrolled sources- Scope 2 covers indiwl emissions from the generation of
purchased electriuly, steam, heab.ng and cooling consumBd by an organisat40n).
The new strategy o)mmits us lo:
Making progress to make our building5 in Covent Garden, Thurr¢xk and Aberdarè more environmentally
s"ustainable, by reducing carbon emissigns and iMpro￿ng waste management antj rerycling
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Royal OpeTa H£￿5* Covent Garden Foundalion (Limited by guafanteel.. Cornpany Nurnber 00480523.
Tru$iees' report and consobdated fiftancial 5ts1ements. 52 week period 8￿e￿ 29 Augu512021.
Improving our ability to measure progress wilh robjst data. embedding environmèntal sustainability In
our procurement strategies. imwowng the sustainability Df w fiKKJ offering. and minim¢sing sI￿e use
plastic and using re¢ydatAe packaging wherever possible
Reducing the enviror¥nental impact ofourproducti￿s by enga9ing V•ith •xperts in impacl measurement.
making moffj efficient Use of malerials. and avLNding unr*cessary use of hazar(kws" materials and
prnduds
SupportirvJ staff and audiences lo iethjce their ènvironmentsl impact by enablirMJ aud￿¢¢$ and ¥i￿tarS
to undetstand and minimize their pollulion and Carb￿ footprint when visib.ng us, promoting
environmental awareness amongst our empkjyees and enwiragirBJ them to work in an environmentally
responsible manner., erthuraging usè of zero and low rartion forms o! transport amongst staff and
audiences. and enabling and parb'ripating in Wb1￿ discussions th)ceming envIron￿en￿l issues
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Royal Opera House Covemi Garden Founclaiion (Limiled by 9uaranleel.' Company Number 00480523..
Trustees. rewrt and consolNJJled finarfial slalements. 52 week perio(J en(Jed 29 Augusi 2021_
Streamllne Enwgy and Cart￿￿ Reporting
In accordance *ith lh• r8quirèm8nts of Streamlined Erw and Cartr*)n Reporting ISECRI imposed by th8
2018 SECR Regulations, we are required to disdosÈ the folkhwryj èrwy and cafbon infomwtion for the
reporting y•ar 1 Sep(emb&r 2020 to 31A￿3￿$t 2021.
Seope l= Effli55ions fromcomlNJsth)n of GastC02e 2021.. 1,334 lE￿rgY consumption." Gas 7281.114 Kwhl
2020. 1.127 IEneWconswnpt￿n.' Gas 6.127.551 Kwh)
2019= 1502 (EnE￿(On51￿nPl1On= Gas 8.168.576 Kwhl
methodolo￿.. tC02e calculatedfrom the of in¥oiced Eas consumption in KWhduri￿ the reporting period
and the 202012019 UKGovemment CHG Conversion Factors lor Conwany ReF¢)rtint (version 1.01 for'Natural Gas,
Scope 2.. Emissiorts from purCh35ede￿t￿City tC02e 2021.. L478 lE￿er￿cOnsUMpt1On'. Electricity 6.960,717 Kwh)
2020.. 1.748 IEnergy con5umption'. Electricity 7.49B,289 Kwh)
2019.. 1393 lE￿r￿conSumptIon'. Electricrty 9.360,362 Kwh)
MÈthodolD8V.' tC02e calculatedfrom the produrt of at>)ve 5tatetl elettricity ron5LYnption in *wh duringthe
reporting period and the 20211202012019 UKGovemmeTrt CHG Conversion Fattorsfor Comparry Reporti￿ Iversion
1.311.01 for'Elertricity GentratedlElectriciw. ur
Scope 3.. Emissior& from business travel in rentalcats oremF4oye&owned vehic￿$ where comparry is fesponsible for
purchèsirvdforfuel tC02e 2021.. 319.672
2020.. 13147.W miles)
2019_. 20168.557 rnilEsl
Methodology". tC02e calcuièted from the total mileage expewesclaimed duriryq the ￿liOd las stated abovel multiplied
by the 202ty202012019 UK Govemment CHG Corp4ersion Factors forCorN)any Reportire (Version 1.3/1.01 foran
AveraEe Car and unknown fuel typ
Iniensity Ratto.. IC02e 8rossfwe based from mandatoryf*l¢ts ItCOlelm212021.. 0.0506
2020.. 0.0520
2019.. 0.0744
M¢thodology- The Inter￿it¥ ratKJ stated a￿Ve has ￿eTh calcylated as Tonre5 of C02e ptrtotal square rrelres of
Useful floor area157.438 rn21
The 18s1 ￿ years have had an unprec4dènted impact on cullurd organisalions. During the k>anLlemic, the
energy use in trjr buihyings changed with our buildings needing to be dosed andlor (Ipene¢Y for reduced hours
with staff on furk)ugh. Non-essential plant and syslems were kJentifI￿ arbd wère $witGhed off durirvj thg
peri<xJ to reduce energy consumption.
Our buildiThJs were cl)sedlopened for red￿11 ￿(￿rS between mid-march 2020- Aw"12021. As our buildings
started lo re-open from April 2021 lor staff, ballet company rehearsals, a￿"st$ and audiencès al! ventilats"th)
syslems were roqu*8d tooperale al 100% ff￿h air makeupfor Covid-19 control. This.resulted in a svJnific8nt
increase in energy use. especially cwJr heatir¥J systems {in nalurnl gasl. duriro the wnter months.
In the whole estate, ty￿callY. el8ctsicity accwnts f(w aft￿nd SS% of total annual energy demand and Natural
Gas 45%. For the reporting period 1 Sep 2019- 31 Aug 2020 Ouf Electriryty showed an overall.decrease in
consumption of 1.9 Mwh, a 20% decreas•. Our Gas consumption showed an overall ¢Yècrease of 2MWh, a
. 25+A decrease. This improved performan￿ is largely attributsble to the buildings beiro closedloperaling for
reduced h)urs loi a 6-mnth period duriThJ Cowd-19. For the repth.ng period 1 Sep 2020- 31 Aug 2021 our
Ewricity consumptson showed an overall decwse in consumption by 0.5 Mwh. a 7.2% decrèase. Our
Gas Consumptson showed an overall increase in cortsumptth by 1.1 Mwh. a 18.1% increase. This
performance is reflects've of the buiklin9s belng dose¢Jloperating for reduced hou￿ for on 8-n￿￿th ￿riod
followed by a 4•mnth penod of hNJh energy use lin particular natural ga5 lor our heating syslemsl for 100.10
Ventilati￿ for Covid-19 contrd.
ROH are ccvmmitted to gelb.ng to N•t Zwo Carbon by 2035 for S¢opes 1 aThJ 2 emiSS￿n$ we continue
to set targets lo meet this commitmenl. Wh￿81 acGountin9 lor Ihe exceptional rircurr6lan￿5 Qf Covid-19.
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Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FoU￿lat￿n ILimrteiJ by guarantee)." Company Nurnber 00480523.
Trustees. rekN)rt and Consolidated firnanci￿ stslemeiits. 52 *tek fv)erK¥J ended 29 Aw512021.
Apptndix- 2020121 Pertorniance Schedule
The lable below illustrates the p￿￿m￿nCe we We￿ abbe to put on, ar#J also the stopjstart natur8 of the
season.
NATION￿ LOCKDOWN.. THEATRES SHUT
4 SepteM￿r 2020
The Royal Owa". Lrye In Cortyt
9 Octc4)er 2020
The Royal Bal￿." Sl•38
Pik)t artd stream
17 Qctobef 2020
414 IA[￿￿ and Daphne I
Frath•isteinll l KJK)x¥i1￿".
Suftwnwaf 19151
L￿* **j￿(l perf¢)nnx*l and st18￿}
New Dak Age ￿ Knrfe
OawThlA N*w Dafk Age)
26-31 Iktober 2020
leet the Y¢yJNJ ￿￿$￿week
Sth*Ns_ 3 streamed. 2 *lh ILbnbury Theatre)
NATIONAL LO¢KOOVIN ENOS: THE4TRES OPEN IReDu¢eD ¢ApxifYi $OClALLY-DISTAN¢EO AUDIENCESI
4 N￿rnber 2020
The Roy* Bavd.. LNe
IPrwamme Al
5 NOVEM8ER 2020- NATIQNAL LO¢KDOI*W AE4NTRODUCED: THEATrES SHUT
13 Novefflber2020
Thè RW 8a18t.. Cbss ￿ Stage
The Roydl Ba16t'. LNe
IProgrammB BI
20 No¥ernber 202
Stre•n rm
2 0ECEM8ER 2020- h7ATIONAL LOCKD￿ ENDS.. TrIEATRES OPEN IREOUCEO CAP.AcffYa SOCIALLY DISTANCED I
11-15 Dec8mt*r 2020
The Nutcracker
ve *Jdienc814 c￿1 of8 pknnad 171
18 December 2020
Royal Owa C￿ls￿n>9
stre•n
19 DECEMBER 2020- IMPEND1tr4G TIER4 RESTRICTIONS FOR LONDON AJ4140UNCED: ROM CLOSES
8 JANUARY 2021- NATKINAL LQCKDOWPI
9 Apri 2021
The Seven D*• &ns/
Strewn rty Ifir5t productirffi kve streaml
17 klAY2Q21- NATIONAL LQCKDOYIN WEtI: TheATre$ ¢peN ¢H￿F CAPA¢rrY AND UP TO 1000 PEOPLEI
17-23 May 2021
La L*menzodt Frto
LNe aUd￿rKe14 perfoinartrsl and stream
18-30 M8y 2021
Live audien￿19 wrtornarKe51 slrwn
(rn￿¢d w&3r*nm81
21 IAay-10June 2021
CLKY8nl. Ris¥ig
Live path"p3nts ILintwTheatrel
25. 26 May& 2 June
2021
The BalEt. Ckss oi Stag¢
¥e ￿￿ence13 e¥entsl'
4-13 June 2021
. wSeKe18 perf¢>7nancesl ￿ stream
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16 & 17 Jur* 2021
Rarnbert ETrJ d Tem)
Perf4rnn¢è
Live FWfUm￿9l IUrtbJry Theatrel
19 June4 July 2￿￿1
¥e a￿1￿￿*(8 performances, 1 NHS ￿￿fOrmanCe1 .
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Royal Opera House Covenl Garden F¢)undalion (Lirnitecf by guaran18el Comp8ny Number 00480523.
TrLtslees' report and ccn501wJaied fwlanc1￿ slatemenlS_ 52 week period ended 29 A￿a￿st 2021.
2>26 J￿e 2021
The Roy31 Balkt
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Term Pertormw*e
21'JUNE 2021 -*LL GOVERNIIE14T RESTrICTION$ REMOVED- RON CONT¥4UES wrrH REDUCED e*PACITY AUDIENCES
26 Jun8-11 JLty 2021
BeèutyMix8d Programmelmixed .
LNe *d*rte18 perfcmartssl &stream.
5-18 Juty 2021
10 July 2021
12-17 ￿lY 2021
Eryndei Festival
ve •XlW￿ laore SiudK)l and streamed events
16 & 17 Juty 2021
aNJithK812 wfrrnanc8s1 ￿￿b￿ry The*el
Opern
17 Juty X>21
Jefte ParkerYtxThJ
Stsmmw Perfrrfm
29-31 July 2W21
ltilimar¥aro Presents.. ChtssN?
ynde sings Bckn aThJ Olh
24 Au9USI 2021
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Royal Operè House Covenl Garden Foundalujn (Limited by guaranleel.. Company Number 00480523.
Truste*, report aThd c0050hdaled ffinarwl statements. 52 week peft(￿ ende(129 August 2021.
Finan¢e and Gov•manG•
The Royal Opera House strives to p￿sent an am￿.1t0￿$ programme of work while ￿lancIr9 its books on
unreSt￿cted general fuThJs in each full fjrWKi￿ year.
.The results forthe period are 5etout in the con501idat8d statementof finanLial actiwties. Nole 1 to thtrfinancial
staternenls sets out the basis on which these financial statements have been P￿pared.
The ROH'S business plan Ir￿￿￿eS a set ofoulcomes and related KPIS. agreed with thè Execufr"ve team and
Board of Trustaès. Linked to a detailed action tracker. the KPIS included.. the level of new work being
gènèrated", publbc errfJagement across performances. digbtsl activity and learning and participation initiatives..
diversity of audiences, parbopants. staff and artists: re5uILs against budget." and environmental performance.
Performance againsl the KPIS is ￿vieWed in detabl at the end of each year. Pre Covid-19, progress with the
action tracker is rewewed by the full Execub've team every 34 rrt)nths. As the pandemic severely impactèd.
the KPIS, rrwitorin9 of the pwously established KPIS was suspend•(J. and nve ¢rurially, frequent règulmr
reportirrfj ol cashflow and progress on the Recovery Plan was a priority.
In addition, the Board ol Trustees and Arts C￿n￿l Engiind Teceive Management AC￿unt$ on a monthly
basis. effta￿lng them lo dosely monitor progress againa finanryal tar9èts throughout the year.
The importanl continuing investment from Arts Cc¥Jnal England enabks the undertaking of a rartye and
depth ol wtsrk and investment in new woth. a￿"st development. craft excellence. eng&gen￿nI and access
whith coul¢J not be sustained otherwse.
As a National Porwolio Orywisabon {NPOI. a grant of £24.5m153 ￿riod ended 30 August 2020."
£24.2ml wa5 received froffl AJt5 Council England, representing 36% of total lun￿s1n¢tedI incomè153 week
period 8nded 30 August 2020." 25%}. The Royal Opera House is one of only f(yJr National Portfdio
Organisations to be awarded fundir4J from Arts Council England lo lead Ihe Bridge progiamme for Bedford
Borough, Central Bedfordshire. Luton. Hertford5hire. Essex. Thu1￿k, Southend, Dartlord, G¥avesham.
Swale and Mthay. Funding of £0.7m was received in the current year153 week period ended 30 August
2020.. £0.7ml.
It was an extremely challenging year for the L￿ganisatIon finarKially and Ihe charity was able to manage
through ca￿T￿l financial siewwdship. resFM)ndin9 to the pandemic through our Recovery Plan. which
included government support through CJRS (Corona￿Tu$ Job RetentKJn Scheme) and securing a loan Irom
the Cullural Rteovery Fund, a major reslructure ol the organisalion. a fundraising campaign and the sale of
thè HaCk￿Y paints.ng of Sir David Webster.
Exduding income wilhin the Endowment, fundraising income targets of £19m (53 week period ended 30
August 2020.. £29. Im) were set against fundraising aclM"b"os in the de¥ekJpment departmenl for the pèritid
and these were with lund5 raised of£36.7m153 we•l¢ period ended 30 Augusl 2020.. £31.Iml.
Our trading subsidiary, ROY￿ Opefa House Enterp￿S Lirrmted. rec(Yded an operating profit b•fore tax of
£1.2m for Ihe 52-week period ended 29 August 2021 153 week p8riod ended 30 August 2020~. £1.9ml. This
decr¢ase in operating profit is aitributabje io thg G¢)ntinued closurè of the Opera House du8 lo Covid-19 for
the majority of ¢he 20121. Seas￿.
Th• ovèiall result for Ihe group unrestricted general funds was a decrease on the Unrèstrieted gènèral funds
of £0.3m (53 week period ended 30 August 2020.. £0.1m) after transfers from Re51rtcted fuThJs of £1.7m (53
weekperiodended 30August 2020.. £2.OmJ and net transfers to Unrestricted Designated funds of £1.7m f53
week period ended 30 August 2020." n$t bsnsfèrs fram Unrèstiicteel Designated Funds of £8.Om). Refer to
Note 17 on pages 80-81 for details.
AI 29August 2021 unrestricted lunds were E213.5m (30August 2020.. £211.8m) before Unrestrictèd pensi
ieseNe deficit of £30.1m f30 August 2020.. £36.3mJ_ There is £209.Om (30 Augtjst 2020." £199. 7m) held in
Unrestricted DesignaiedfuThJs and a fwlher £0.4m (30Au9USt 2020.. £7. Tnp) held In Unrestrict8d Revaluation
funds.
At Ihe end of the period Restn"cted fund baLancesvwe £12.3m (30August 2020.. £13. Im). Forfurthèrd8tails
refer to Note 27. Al the end of per￿d the Endowment fund balance of £48.7m (30 August 2020.. £43.4mJ is
represented by restricted capital assets of the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund 2000.
The Royal Opera House group held positive¢ash balancesthrou￿tsutVI• ￿rit*S. Unr•stricted cash, including
unrestric¢ed cash with a noti￿ peri¢xl of Tr￿Te than 3 rnonths, hekl at thè p•riod ènd was £58.8m (30 August
2020.. £22.4mJ, advance booking5 held at the period en¢J of t8.6m (>0 August 2020." nil), required to meet
the charity's working ca￿131 requirerrEnt5 and ¥eserves. This increase in overall cash balances was a result
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Royal Opera House C<ivent Garden Fou4Klation (Limited by guardnleel.. Cornpany Number 00480523.
Trustees. report and ￿nsOlKI3ted fN)artial slalemenls. 52 week period ended 29 August 2021.
of the impact or the recovèry plan thal was pul in place to deal ￿th lh¢ impact ol th• pandemic on Ihe chaflty.
and included the pfoceeds of the"k)an from the Culture Recovery Fund. £21.7m.
R•s•tv•s
The Truslees regularly rewew reserve levers. and designated IheldloY4ing amounts at the period end:
Fixe¢ Asset and Hentage Asset funds. d £179.kn arKI £5.4m rE5￿ty, equlva￿nt lo the tangible
and intangible fwed assets owned by the charity. plus the current anticipatgij ex¢ess of capilal
expenditure over depreciab.on in the nextseason.
Designated Future Project Fur¥J of £23.7m. ThisfuThJ o)mprisesspeofic amount5 Putasidgforftrture
acimty, which indudes a fuThJ 01 £5..6m (30Au9USt 2020.. £1.4m) toward the planned invèstment in
dtgilal.
The level ol free reserves IrepresentÈd by the unrestn.cted General fund} at 29 Augusl 2021 of t4.2m (53
weekperiod ended 30August 2020.. £4.4fft) equates to only 6.1% ofcurrent unrestricted incoming f8sources.
The Trustee5 agree that a higher level of reseryes is desirable in order to protecl against reductions in box
office and fundraising income. ec4)nomi¢ yncertairtliès, unforeseen events and any fvrther redu¢tign$ in
public funding. The Truslees review the level of Ir88 reserve5 annually. and considering the financi81 model
of the charity, core expenditure and levels ol cash held in advanced bookings, have determined that a tar9è1
level ol free reserves of £10rn ￿ apFWW'ate. ￿ Ihs ha5 L*en Ihè targel ￿ the Last seve¥af yew5. Howevèr,
-Trustees acknowledge that any iwease lolree re5eThes over thè next two to three years wll be unlikely due
to both the impact of the Covid-19 pandem￿ and to Ihe idenithed needs for the programme ol major capitsl
works and digital investments. As the finanual strategy is io budgetfora minimum E2m contingency in annual"
budgets. while building desonated funds for specrfic. futtjre. longef term planning, the Trustees wll also
considef increases to Ihe free feserves when possib￿ ￿ ordor to makè prog￿SS towards the £10m tWgeL
The totsl funds held at 29 August 2021 was £244.4m (30 August 2020." £232. Im). The deS￿nated Fulure
Projects Fund is likety lo ￿ spent in the next yea￿. in line wTrth sjur foThYard planning assumptions.
Levels ol unrestn'cled funds, both current and forecast, are rN)nrtored ckjsely to ensure ihey rernain al 8n
adequate level in order to provrde finanual flexibilty and a buffer-a9ainst operalional risk.
Pension sehèmè
In line with the requinernents ol FRS 102 S28 'Employee Ber￿fits.. Ihe Royal Opera House defined benefit
Pension S¢hernè liability and related costs a￿ included in these finarKial statements_ Within the Statement
of FinanGi81 Acb"¥ities employer contribubons as determined by the actyary are re¢orded as an operating cost
in the unrestrided general furKI. Th• charge lo the statement of financial actrvities is £0.9m less than
contributions153 week penod ended 30 August 2020". £0.4m ThKI￿ than contribution51. bn accordance with
FRS 102 (refer to note 31 of thè finanaal statements). The actuaiial gatn. net of actual ￿luM less interests
on plan assets for thè pèn.¢￿ was £5.3m153 week pen'od ended 30 August 2020.. £7.6m. actuarial lossl. The
net pensiw liability at the peri(xl end was £30.1m (30 August 2020.. £36.3ml, wilh the dècrèase from the
prior p8ri0(J driven by ass&t retums in excess of the discount rate. all as part of the actuarial assumptions. 11
15 important tts notè that thè liability represented by this.value (being based upon actuarial assvmptionsl will
alter in respons¢ lo changes to the future funding and structure of the pension schèmè las wèll as to
.econornic and In￿¥1m8￿t mark*t corYlib"ons) and th)es r¥)t crystallise in Ihe short ty medium t•m).
Investment pow•rs and poliey
und￿ the Merrwandum andArbdes tsfAswiati"CM). the charity hasthe powerto investfurHJs not immediately
quired for its purposes in such investments. seeurit*s orpropertyas may be considered appropriate by Ihè
Trustees. Aside from balances hehl wlh Ihe Royal Opera House bankers. Coutts & Co. monies are only
invested in funds that are regulated by the FCA.
The Tfustèès of the Royal Opefa House Endovfftnt Fund 2000 have rK) restri¢kn"ons on their investment
tswers and arè p¢rrnitted to irw¢st and reinvest the Trust Fund. wowding the objediv&$ and purpo￿ ofthe
charitable fvnd are met, and subjed to suGh wnsents as may be required by law.
The Trustees reviewed and agreed an Investment Policy Mi line with the Charit*s Crynml$s￿Th Guidance
CC14. This ts not shown in fLII in the accounts trfrta of thè kèy in￿StMent objectives are as follows..
Gèntrratè investn￿l incom• to maximise the wt incoTh* availab￿ to support the Royal Opera
Housè Covent Garden Foundalitin"
Deliver capitsl gfowth, as well a5 Income. to maintsin ihe real value of investments for future years.,
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Royal Opera House Covenl Gafden FouTrlalvJn (Limited by guaranteel.. Company Number (ID480523.
Trustees, rewt and consolidated financrdl sta18ment5. 52 %4Eek peri¢xJ enLl8d 29 Augvsi 2021.
Toachieve the above objectives. the Trustees have sel the investment benchmark of a blended ratum of CPI
' +3.5% on a rolling basis. (net income 1.5% and capital return ol CPl+2%1.
The inveslment Manager5. Sl¢Jnehage Flerng InvestnEnl ManagÈment Limit8d. Troy Assel Management
Lirnited and Newlon Investment Management Limiteil, achieved a Combined Ca￿"tal growth and income
return nel of investment management fee5 of 11.99% f(x th8 yèar ended 31 August 2021 (Year ended 31
August 2020 0.79%1. The retum for2021 exceèded the bbènded target of CPI ￿uS 3.5%15.5%1. Invesfftnts
with Stonohagè:Flèminy which arè temi nature are beiNJ wcwjressively wound down.
Flnancial Risk Management
The fc4loMng statements sUMm￿se the Bowds in managing identtfjed forms of finanoal risk.
Credit Risk.. Risk on armunts owed to Ihè charty by its cusiomers is k)w as payment for tKket sales and
operats"on&through th• tradin9 subsith.ary are moslly setued at the poinl of purchase.
Prie• risk: Payroll costs represenl 56% of total expen¢Jiture for the Royal Opera House and higher levels of
inllation ￿present a risk also as 36°A of lolal incorre for Ihe Royal Opera House group comes from Arts
Council England119% of totsl inwne in a normal year), wknich 15 eX1￿cl*d to remain flat from Aprtl 2022.
The Royal Opera Hous? hasfreedom overit51i¢ket pnung. and box olfice income in a nomial yearrepresents
33% of ￿￿nUe. The priGing strakn aims to thè knw•st ticknt wice at an accwssible kvel.
Cash flow risk: Excludir¥J Endowment assets. surplus funds are placed on short-tem) deposits with major
cthring and CCLA Shryt-term are th0￿ wilh a temi ￿'9￿ater than six months.
Liquidity risk: The Royal Opera House manages cash fk)w to ensure that sufficient levels ale held as
operabng capital. The Royal Opera House look (￿rt a 20 year loan during thè yèar for £21.Tm from the
Government's Culture Recovery Fund to provide additirgnal liquidity duè to thè impact of CoMd-19 (see Note
26 of the financial staternents for further details). There is one Olher loan wslh an outstanding loan balance
for the year ended 30 August 2021 of£1.3m. Risk on repayment of loans is low as the annu81 loan payment.
due In 2021122 is 0.1% of lotal Incc¥￿.
Golng Cr*ncern
The Trustees rnusl Satisfy theMSe￿e$ 8s to the Royal Orjèra H(NJse's abilty to continue as a going concern
for a minimum of 12 rTK)nths from the signing of the financial sialements. The 8oard of Trustees have
considered business plans arKI budgets based on an artist¥c programme of activity to Au9USt 2023,
supplemenied by outline plans in other a￿a$. These plans show improvernent in the retum to financjal
sustainability post£ovid-19. bul there we still challenge5 ahead, and in the Board'5 assessment of going
concem take into consideration whether the Royal Opera House has adequate ￿sOurceS to meet Its
obligations as they fall duè in arKI bttyond the 12 months from the date of approval of these finantya
5talgmgnts.
Undedying assunwtions in Ihe plans and budgets are thai therè wll be further ￿kdown$ or Social
distancing 90ing forwards, however. we dts antiupate a k)ThJ-t*m) negatsve impact on levels of box office
iThcom8. In assèssirtg goiNJ concèrn. the Boa￿ also Conside￿ financial r4sk should further Oostjres occur.
the irnpacl of any shortfall in lundraising and tsading incc¥))e, and Ihe impact of increasing inflation on costs.
If thè FIOH werè to experience perfomHnce cancellations in wnier months there would be an impact on our
box office income, with esbmates rarKJing from £3.9m to £5.8rn in losl box office across a w7nter fflonth (Nov
to Febl. Whilst the Trustees are confident Ihal these risks have adequate rnitigation lo ensure the ROH
remains a goin9 concern, Ihe Th￿)elling shows that there is Suffic￿￿1 liquidty to August 2023 exduding
mitigations.
After conshjeration ol thè scenarios and the impact of the Re¢o¥ery Plan. the Trustees ￿nSIder that the
Royal Opera House {Group and Parenl Charitsble Crynpanyl has adequate resources to continue in
operational exi5t8nc8 forthe foreseeable lutvre being a minimum of twefve months from when these financ¢al
slatem8nts are approved. For this ￿aSOn, the financial statements of the Grovp and Parent Charrtable
Company hav& been prepared on a gtyng ¢on¢em bas￿.
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D¢)cuSvJn Envelope ID.. A129505B.3427439A-9407•)89E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation ILimited by guardlltee}. Company Number 00480523.
Twslees, re￿rt artd consolidaled financ581 slalen*nts. 52 h*ek period e￿Ie4 29 August 2021.
2020121.. Rlsk Management approa¢h
During the period the Tru3teÈs have tsFerated a risk marwèmenl strategyvthich comprises".
Rewew ￿ as$8ssrTth bylh• full Board ofTrustees of ihe risks which the charity may face
arhd the appwch to risk management.
The estsblishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified.
Detailed. re￿eW by the Audit and Risk c￿nn￿ttee ol strategK and operational risks,
includiThJ Heajth & Safety, the IAaior Inc￿lent P&n and Technology and Data Se¢urty
matters..
procedu￿ desffjnèd to mirNmise Wential impact on the Chahty should any of those
risks materiali￿.
The govemance and management of risk is dI￿d￿j behveen Strategle risk and Opèradonal ri$k.
Strategic fisk is fewewed by the ExecutFve at key meth.ngs regularty throughout Ihe year arKI is linketl to the
ROH Plan. The Executive considers each risk against its agreed risk appetite and r¢view5 existing rnitlgaknons
and planned actions. OperationaF risk is nom)ally and upjated by the Operational Risk Group
which operates under clear terms of ￿erenCe. As the majority of the y.ear was spenl dealing Wlth the impact
of Covid-19 and other spÈcific [￿leCts and t￿1r related risks, meeb.ngs ofthis tyoup were SLIs￿nded for the .
year. As a result of this. we are rewewing the Structy￿ aTrJ make-up of the Operational Risk Group wrih a
wiew fo WKlen participatign arNI improve intemal iisk discussions. Speryfic prLyects and risk5 Inonitore
regularfy throughout the year included Health & Safety. Capitsl & Eststes, Planning & Scheduling. major
projects in¢luding Main Stag8 Flwng System and th￿tal Stage, as wéll as an extensive risk assassment
règime throughout the organisatson.
In dealing with the impact of Covid-19, the Board and the Executive rr*t more frequenlly lo discuss thè
strategic risks faced by the organisation. and to uKI￿Sta￿￿ artty ryXtsKJèr the pandem was affèeting wr
businèss cperatsjns, (¥JrmkaThl to assurè themsefves of the &*uacy of controls and
mitigatic￿5 in p*E.
Strategic Risks
The Covid-19 pandemic is the nY)8tsKJnffjcanl risk to have impacted Royal Cyera House in recenthistory.
In response to the unpreced*nt*d ¢hallgngè that thè Pand￿￿c Caused, the organisal¥)n responded quickly
to ensure Ihe ¢ontinu8d opefaljon of the business. Since thè Opera House first closed on 16 March 2020,
èmploye•s Work￿ r•motely and a slgnificanl number of •mployees We￿ furfoughed, subject to operational
r•quirements, supported by funding thrcwgh the Gmmment's Coronavirus Job Retentson Scheme which
finished al the end of Sepiember 2021. ActKJn was tsken lo reduce ￿shfIDW ￿quirementS and maintain
' sufficien¢ liquidity. To ensure Ihe longer4errn suslainakn.lity of the business a swnificant restructure was
implemented in the lasl quarler of 2020 and Ihe Royal Opera Hcwse were successful in"applying for a loan
from the Governmen¢s Culture Recovery Fund.
In August 2020 the govemmÈnt relaxed rulès rÈlated to ￿ve performance5 in EftgIar￿ allwng them to
happen if Social distancing rules were followed and 5ubiecl to loc￿ restrictions rf ap￿ICable. From September
2020 the Royal Oper3 Hou5È deltvered perf0M￿nceS and events with live audiènces attending. albeit wth
much rèdueed ￿paCity than usual. which tt￿￿ ceased fofiowing ￿ fyrther kxkdown from Deeèmbef 2020.
Thè organisalion c￿￿"nU£S to monitor and tsk8 nacgsswy a¢bons to ènsuo wè c>)m& throu9h thls perbd
sufficient re5ervtr ￿¥&1$ io operale.
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Royal Opera House Coveni Garden Founda*"on ILimited by guaranleel". Company Numbef IK)480523.
Trustees. and c¢nsolNJated finarKial stslemenls. 52 ￿8k period ènded 29 Auws12021.
Other strategic risks are listed bebw..
Cost Control
Inabilty to dehver planned pr(9ranNme, in turn impacting (Mjrability to
a¢h*ve a Wanc8d finarrial oullvm. Caused by increasing inflation
resuming in even greater pressure on saLaries. fees and prcK)Jremenl, al
best a sta￿'C ACE grant from 202a. po￿ planniry aThJ prioriDsatKJn. and
failu￿ to ￿8Th for equ*ment needs.
Mibgated Ihrough an overall framewoth and govemance for baLqncing
prioritie5 and change pm9rammes. ir￿lUding investr￿n1 r￿￿$. Ihree-
y8ar budg8t prrxess. res(wrce mana9ement a￿j r￿just pro(Jjrem￿t
poIK?e$ and contro￿.
Capacity lo delNer ROH
. programme
Failure to marry our irrJBased ¢ygan6ational and arb5tic obj8Ctive5 wilh
suff￿lenuY rrtwst s￿￿1, planniNJ systenL8 arKI decisi￿ m*ing
51wclure5.
Mitigat8d by *Jnment of p￿9￿ a￿1 ambibons riwrous planning
p￿￿eSseS. integrate(I chan9e ￿annI￿9 and contintsous reviews of
syst•ms arwj processes.
Access to creative la￿nI
Inability to attra¢l arKJ WO￿ wih exceptional lalent to deh.vera high quality
programme lo insuffia'enttinadequate training pathways. inability to
pay compelttive fees and salaries. CO¥￿-19 travel restlic￿n$. post.8￿Xit
sa regi￿￿. rewtab.onal con￿M$ or redUCtiC￿ in range of repertory.
PAtigated by a r￿8 of la*nt th4O￿ent iThbotiws. creative and
force diversity Stra￿gies. fair pay. a(Ivocacy on em￿0Yrren1 issues
and a rnUtti4aye￿d staff eryagernent progratnme.
Reputation
Perceived drop in inrwmtin inve5tfnent, arbsb"c quality and xcess to
talent. or a5sLKialKm wilh an indrvidual or 0ryanl5atlL￿ whose reputab.on
b8come5 damaged. impa¢kng 11.in￿rne str8ams and abiknty to attract
talent
"tigated by b8￿n￿ programming. clear processes for sharing
production concepts. acbwty. suslalnab￿lty policy and ROH
Valu85 aryj 8ehawl<¥J￿.
Eamed Incom8
Inability to dehver pl￿ne￿ pr(¥Jramme aThJ related revewe targets
required to Sustain ROH as a wng concem. Caused by retsxed
phiL8nthropy and customer spend.
Mitwjated lhrc￿h amkn.01￿ IAJt balw¢ed wiang strategy, 8xpanded
igitsl offering. infrthed atKJ elfe¢live fu￿ra￿lA9 $tralegy, including
Recovery ¢ampaKJn. and strong stakelv)kJer relati)ns.
Heatth, safety phystal
serjjrity
The risks Inhe￿nt in theatre p￿￿U￿10N and p￿entatI(￿ le.g. working a¢
heighL ntyse. themical, rnanual handling). Ctsmb￿ed wth Ihe thallenges
ol cperalw a busy publt¢ verth and Ihe pjlential for a terTOriSt attack on
LoThJon.
Ihr(Kr9h a rL*ust management and 9ovemance stswlu￿ for
safeguarding. safety issue5 and rewling. staff tsaining and awa￿ne$S
raising. inve5tigalion of r￿r M￿SeS and inc4dents. and drawing on
spewlisl external Supp￿ as wu1￿.
Technology equipft*nt failu
cancellab.on of perfomwrte or k)ss of customer data or business
infomaiion as a result of systeffls faikjw or cyber attack.
. ￿t13ated tya r¢t¥J5t lest1￿ regirne. training and planned investments for
transform*m supported by ¢xt¢mal expertise as required.
Publi¢ Investment via A
Counul England IACEI
MisalwThft*nl beWn ROH pTh)nt18s arKJ ACE strategy. including
Investrnent Princi*5, breach offvnding agree￿nI andlor a drop in
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Trustees. report and ¢onsoli(Jaled financial statements. 52 week Deri(KJ ended 29 Au
USI 2021.
Mitigated through p￿ents￿(m of a balanced programme, (Jeb"veTed
aemss a variety of platform5, that seek5 to pLxe opera and bal￿1 in a
broaderculturnl conte￿. through national Leamin9 and PartiC4palion
programmes. thrO￿h Measu￿ lo incTras8 Ihe diversty of new and
underrepre5ente(l arb5ts. I￿rkfOrCe an(1 audier￿e5, uThJerpinned by
Equah"ty. ￿Versity & Inclusion plan monrtwing. and through
coltsbwations Ihat strenglhgn the wider se¢lor.
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Trustees, report ￿)d Consol￿aled financial 51alements. 52 WEek peTiod eryjed 29 Augusl 2021.
Tru$t••s' duty to promote thé success of.lhe Ch•rity- S•ctlon 172 Statement
Se¢tion 172 of th& Companies Act 2006 requires the T￿$t￿$ to act in the way they ¢onswJ8r. in good faith,
vthild be most likely to Kwmte Ihe s￿¢0$￿ rflhe charity to achieve its charitsble purposes.
The Companies Act 2006 ￿qUIreS the Royal 0￿ra House, as a large company. to repcrft on how Truslees
have complied with Section 172 and other linked mattets.
Seclton 172.. the Twslees must prorrKJie Ihe success of Ihe charity to achieve its Charitab￿ purtx)sts by
havin9 rtgard to_.
(A) Th& likely consequences of any dw3sion W term
Th8 current ROH Plan apwoved by the Trustees sets four PriLxilie5 Wh￿1) aligned wilh the investment
principles as set out by ACE and the acljons perfonTwice indicatows for each over the periTrY 2018-22.
These four princi￿e5 are..
In¢lu5ivity and Relevan¢è
.Dynamism
Ambition and Quality
Enwronmental ResP￿lS1b1lty
All the decisions made by Trustees are preilicated on the desire to acfmève Ihese long term aims. The needs
of all our beneficiaries.. our cxjrrent and luture audien￿$ as well as the many participants in our educational
programmes as weu as our other key Stskehtslders". wrempwes. Ourf￿lanCer5, Ihe Arts Council En9laThJ
and donors. arè vital to the success ol tyji stfategic plans.
Trustees aso keep ￿der ￿vIeW the.ch￿￿$ ￿n¢1￿ risk$ 3r￿ ¢w*tunit*s and ensure thal our plans can
adapt to ￿s￿ond to changes as required. These are set out on pagtrs 33 to 35 of this rep
Trustees responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by lomvJlating a fDW-pronged ￿an for reco￿.. a programme
ol r85tructuring and staffing cuts. ￿uCing costs wherever rx)5sitye', a fundraisirvj campaign.. support from
Government". and realising such value as we We￿ ab￿ to from our assets. These have allowed the ROH to
move into the current se8son with a full programrne of prL¥Juctths. As we nKJ¥e foryiard the Trustees ha
also approved thè dèveli)pméfit of a new digrtal pL8ffomi
IBI The interests of the Charity's empkjyees
The Trustees recognise Ihat it is Ihe extraordinarity commitied stsff and artists that make Ihe Royal Opèra
House such a remarkable insliiution. Con$￿tring and protecting their inlerest5 is crucial to thè"succ8ss of
Ihe ROH and our decision-making w(￿esseS lake into account the impacl of potentlal decision. our staff
and artists.
Over Ihe period of this reF*yt Trus1￿ re¢csnised thè Incredib￿ contribubon of staff in keeping thè ROH
operatirrfJ in the pandemic whether by wowkn"NJ more fftexibly, re(luung hours or being on furlough..
collaborating to enablè soaally distancef1 performances on stage and in w(xking togethèr.to ensure a
L￿esSIu1 start to ihe 2021122 season. The latter element has been made rnrè drffitsjlt by wdely
labour shortages in all parts of the labwr rriarket caused both by th$ parTrd8mic and also by 8￿¥1¢ and a
desire for dIffe￿nI workin9 patters.
The ROH.￿cr*Jn1ses three Irdde unmM)S￿1h vAx)m WÈ work closety and consutt wilh on key aspecls ol ROH
operations.
(Cl The need lo fostèr the diariVs tsjsiness relationships ¥bYlh supplie￿. custorrers and others.
It is impc*tant for the ROH to ensure that we er4J8ge our customers whethef they are audiences in our
theatre or th? parts"cipants in our Learning and Parhcbpabon KKogrammes or simply those who visil the ROH.
The Executive tèam regularty receives infommtson on the audience feedback as well as detailed feedback
from tèachers aFKI olher educats.onal participants. Thè ROH also CA)mmunicates with our audiÈrtcè and those
who are part of our membership programmes ￿th targeted information aw)rding to Iheir prèfèrences vthilst
Ot Ihe Sa￿ tsme being mindful ol data privacy concems.
Chjr procurernent fvnction ensures that we deal wilh suppliers fairly and a professional mann8r. We a150
develop stroro working relationships with key suppliers who ar$ able to work wth us to best support and
maintain our unique building.
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Tw51ees' repm and consolidated financial statements. 52 week period ended 29 August 2021..
{D} The impact of the charl￿$ operations ￿ the con¥nunity and the enwronmènt
Trusiees and Managementrecojnisethalsustainability and the enwronment are atthe centre of ouractivities
and curren¢ly we are continuing wc*k on a sustainability plan being implemented at all levels of the ROH.
This is set out on page 27. The ROH also works wth both our ￿al CL¥nmunity but also communities
elsewhere in the UK. We have local progrdmrne5 in Thurrock as well as in Don(xsterwhere we aim to loster
community engagement with wl f(rn.
IE) The desirability of Ihe chanty maintainin9 a reputslion fc* hwjh stsndards of business conduct
Thè TNsteès rec(YJnisè both that lh• ROH'S ￿PutatIon is critical bolh to its success bul that we also have
an obligab.orn to rnaintain the highest standards given our position in the UK arts and charity sectors. Thè.
Trustees fom)alty adopted the Charity Govemance Code in July 2021 and will MOr￿lOr actmties against.rt on
a regLlar basis.
There are a number of polie4es in place to prorTK)tè corporate responsibility as well as ethical behav*)ur
including anti-fraud and bribery. mcéern slavery. safeguarding. conflids of interest, bullying and harassment.
as well as donation and income aC￿p18￿ce. Summaries of 811 F¥)lici•s are availab￿ on the ROH
website and full versions are available rm request.
The ROH Values and BehavI￿j15 refe￿d to previo¢Jsty underpin our recruitsment and inductM)n processes..
ChJf procu￿Ment strategy embeds ethical standards in cMJr supply chain 8s well and health and safety arky
safeguarding comF4iance.
(Fl How Trustee5 have erwJa9e(I wth other slakehc4(Jer5, e9 service users. beneficiaries, funders and the
w¥Jer community
We have ouuined elsewhere in the ￿port and in this statement how we ervJage suppliers, employee5.
the wider community, customers and other users.
Our donors are a critul part ol our success and this.has been esperAalty Irue in the last year when we have
had to call on thern to help suprth our recovery plan whith succ85slully raised £62m. We contin¢Jeto acts.vely
engagé with all our donors at all kvels. W8 receive signsficant funding from the Arts Council England IACEI
and it is an ess8ntial part ol our finanual wellbeing. We have a strong working ￿latIonShIp with ACE and
kèèp them règularty Infwmed on all aspecis of our acti￿￿"eS induding havirwJ a representative attend some
Board meetings.
IG) The need to acl fairly as be￿een ffembers of the Charity diredtysltrustees have engaged
employees and taken accwnt of th￿r intwèsts
Wè wantto make 5ur• we are able to attract aThJ develop lalented people who bnng n￿re, precisely because
of the breadth ortheir drfferent backgrounds, experiences. culIu￿$ and outboks.
Recruiti'ng and working ￿th those I8￿nted people ￿ just part of the v￿rk. We kn¢)w that we need to create
an enV¥ronn￿nt where everyone believes they bek)rvJ and can do their best woth. Achieving inclusion
require5 incjusive leaders the ability ar￿ des1￿ to continually seek feedback, realty listen an¢J then act
to establish a culiure wherè difference 15 gènuinely valued. WÈ commit to wularly measuring our progress.
holding our leadership team aCewntab￿ for a¢h￿￿n9 ¢)ur goals but w￿ acknowledge that we Must ￿arn as
we go.
Equalrty, DweAs￿ and Indusion
Our EDI c(xnrnitments fall urKler six themes". R•￿&s•nI8￿"0n. Talent Pipelines. Indrvthal V0￿e$.
Authanticity. A¢￿sS and Govemanc•.
REPRESENTATION- Ckn slages aTh1 events belter refbecl and ¢elthate a diversity of.
eommunities and experiences
AUTHENTICITY_ We errfJage more proactNely wth communibe$ to ensure that our
portrayals of diverse cultums are respectful and authentic
TALENT PIPELINES- Wqwll do rrore to attract and nurture WKJer tsleni pools, parti¢ularty
in those aieas of our wor* gender. ethnic diversity and disability af& curi8nMy undèr-
presented.
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Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundal*)n ILTrmiled by 9uararnt8el." Company Number D0480523.
TnJ51ees' report and consolidated financial slalements. 52 week period ended 29 August 2021.
INDWIOUAL VOICES- We wll ￿pect everyone as indiwduaL% and ensure equal aeeess
the support needed for peoFde to perfomTr at Ihèir bèst. We will be sensikn.ve to different lived
experiences and will seek and listen trj different ojltural perspectives
ACCESS-We wll do rnore to irryjrove the access to and visib'lity of our work lo
communits.ès who have histori¢ally had less engagement wth our art lorrrts and rernove or
duce any practical barriers to access for our audiences and workfo￿?
GOVERNANCE- We wll do rnC￿e to develop Ihe skills required to lead wr EDI work with
cijltural ryirnpeténeé and confidence. arbd ¢rrsure we have effeciive policies and procedures in
place to support our values.arKI ts¢ha￿rs."
Monttoring Progress
The Royal Opera House Board of Trustees and Executive Team a￿ responsiNe fry Ihe delivery of this
strategy. Assessment of our success will be dats driven. and high-level KPIS fof EDI havè been embedd
in the ROH Business Plan. Transparency with slaff on ¢)ur plans atKI progress is key. We will consult with
the Staff Diversity and Indusion Netwofk bef¢ye Ihis stralegy and future LtFrflates ar• finalised and will r8POrt.
back lormally to staff twi￿ a Season. This strategy *ill next be forn￿lIy updated ir September 2022.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundaiw)n lknmiled by guaranleel-" Company Number lJ)480523.
Trustees. report and consolidated financial statemen15. 52 week period ended 29 August 2021.
Thè pandemic rneanl we we￿n't able to work wilh all the organisations we nom)alty would. but we did work
with a Signifi￿nI numb*r wè woukj lik& to thank thèm for their partnership:
Ajbany Deplofd
Anlhony Clifford Dance Studios
Appetite (Stoke on Trenll
Art4Thinking
Arts Council England
Arts 4 Demenlia
Association of British Orth&stras
"￿50Cla￿.0￿ Of British Choral ￿"TeCt0
Aurofa Orchestra
Arup
Ballét Boyz
8allet Boyz Parknnsons Group
8arbican
8BC
Beacon Hill Academy
8enesh International
miingham Conservatcire
rniingham Opera
rniingham Royal Bal￿t
Bolsh¢y Ballet
8reakin'.Convention
8ritten Pears Arts
Jilding Crafts Col
Candoco
The Camden ScKaely
Canadian Opera Company
Cast Theatre
Richard Chappèll Dance
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Coalhouse fort
Confidance
The Completè Commedia Company
Corona Housè
Creative Barking & Dagenham
Creative and Cultural Skilts
Creative Industries Federalitin
Cutture Devi¢e
Dancer Development FUNI
Oance2Drama
The OepressKJn Alliance
Oerbyshire Music Hub
Don￿ster CounGil
Doncaslèr Crèatès
Dutch Nats'onal Ballel
East Sussex Music Educaliw Hub
Elmhurst Dance School
English Touring Opera
Enoa (European Nelvmrk of Opera Academies)
Essèx Dancè Thèatrè
Essex Music Educabon Hub
Figment
Firstsi¢e
GUAP
Ggnd¢r8d Intglli9enc
Great Ormnd Street Hosptsl
Gem Arts
Google
Graeae
Greater Manchestermusic Educab"on Hub
GU1￿hat1 School of Music and Drama
Historic Royal Palaces
Home Isloughl
High House Production Park
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Royal Opwa House Coveril Garden Foundalton (Limiled by gltaranleel". Company Number 00480523.
Tntstees, report Cons￿1￿31ed financial slalemenls.'52 %*Eek pernd en(Jed 29 August 2021.
Hull Music Edvcation Hub
Ideas Test Imedwayl
Into Film
Intèmational Society ts Te&hws of Dance
Imaginarium
lsango Ensefflblfy
Job Centre Plus
Keychange
Kinetika
Kite Spirit textile group
London Handel Festival Lond£￿ Sinkniietla
Lyrici Arts
Maggie's Cancèr C￿treS
Magi¢ L8ap
MasterGlas5 al th¢ Theatre Royal Hayma"rket
Mercury Theatr$
Mousetrap projécts
Muziektheater Transparant
The Natasha Project
The National Bal￿t of Canada
National College for Cfeative Industries
National Opera StudK)
. National Theatrè
Notlingham Music Hub
Norwegian Natsonal Ballat
Oedipa
Opera Europa
Optra North
OperaUK
PACT
Pa¥ents in Performing Arts
Piclurehouse iinèmas
Pride London
Rambert Srhwl
Red Cross. Tilbury
Revoluti¢)n (Lutonl
Royal Aeadèmy of Darte
Royal Academy of DramatK Arls
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal 8all6t Schc
Royal Holloway London
Royal Shakespeare Coftwany
Satore Studio
Shapè Arts
Shbffièld Music Educath"on Hub
Shubback Festh"val
Sinfonia Viva and Ofchestra Live
SIRT, Sheridan College
Sky Arts
Silent Uproar
Sino-UK Performing Awts Skills Exchange
Sl¢wgh Music EduGation Hub
SOLT and UK Theatre
Southbank Centre
Southbank Sinfonia
Stonewall
Streetwise Opera
St Mary s University
Sludio Wayne McGregor
SWAP'ra
Synergy
Thealrecraft
Thurrock'communty College
Thurrock Music Services
Thurrock Education Hub
Tilbury-on-Tham8s Trust
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Floyal Opera House Covent Garden Foundalion (knmiled by gvaranteel". Company Number 00480523.
Tru5tees' report aDd COr￿￿'dated fiThan¢k81 Slal8ments. 52 MEek period ended 29 Auw512021.
Time to Change
Together Producbons
Tonic Theatre
Trestle
Tri.Borough Music Fkjb ILryth}
Trinity Laban
UK Dance NeiwNk
United Leaming
University of West En9larMI
WNO
Yorke Dance.ProJect
Young Crealives
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Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Founda1M￿ ILimi¢ed by 9uaranleel'. Company Number (X)480523.
tWSlees' report and cOn%￿ld¥1¢￿ frnarrial slalernents. 52 TrNeek perityj e￿Ie￿ 29 Augu$l 2021.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND
MANAGEMENT
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Royal Oper@ House Covent Gatden F0unLlat￿￿ (Limited by guaianleel". Conwany Number 00480523..
Truslees, report arKJ ¢¢)nsolidaied f￿ar￿la1 statements_ 52 week perio(l ended 29 Au9usI 2021.
Dlr•ctors and Trustee$
The directofs of the charitable"company I'The Royal Opera Hwse. or Ihe charrty) are its Trustèès for the
purp)se of charity law and ihroughout Ihis ￿pOrt a￿ collectivèly referred to as the Tru¥teas. Thè Trustees
who held office during the penod and since period end were as follows..
Lady HeywcrfKI (Ading Chair- ￿tsTed 1st Seplerrthr 20201 Ioeputy Chair- appolited I
September 20201
Da*id R055 (Ch￿r- aPPLynted 1 Septelnber 2020". retsred 13 May 20211
Sir Simon Robey (Chair- appointed 14 May 20211
Zeinab Badawi
Caroline Britton lappointed 14 December 20211
Lwd John 8Thne (appointed 1 September 20201
Tim Bunting
Kirsty Cooper
Dr Geneweve Davies (retired 1 Seplembgr 20211
"Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE
Dame Vi￿en Duffièkl
Susan Hoyle OBE (Senior Indepènd8nt Dir*ctor- apw.nted 26 May 2021)
Sir NIc￿￿S HytnÈr {reb"red 1 September 2021)
Sir John Kingman (Senior Indepen¢Jenl Director- rell￿d 26 May 2021.
D1￿Clor- retired 1 Septerrtw 20211
j￿lan Metherell
Paul Morrell OBE
Indhu Rubasin9ham MBE (appointed 1 September 20201
Christopher Townsend CBE lapwnted 1 January 20211.
Laura Wade-Gery (retired l January 20211.
Roger Wright CBE
D￿nY Wyler
ChielExecutiv•
Alex Beard UE
CompanyS•¢r•taty
Leah Hurst
Governing Document
The Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation a company limited by guarantee (company nurnber_'
(X)4805231 governed by its Memorandurn and Arti￿ of Assock4tion, which We￿ lasl amended on 7 July
2017 for changes in Trustee re- appointment terms. It is registe￿ as a charity at the Charity Commission
{¢harity numb8r.'2117751.
Charltabl• obJ•¢ts
Jr charita￿e objects, as staled in the RO￿ Opera House uK)vemirwJ d(xumtnL are."
to pr(m￿te and asyst in the 8dvanwrent of education $0 far as such promot*)n and
ssistance sh*1 be of a charitable nature arKI in particular. to raise the artistic tasle of the
county. and to procure arKI increase the appreaakn.on and uThJeYstanding of the musical art
in all its foms. The athievement of our aims as lisled in the pages above Ip12%J291 enablg
us to lulfil our charitable obiecls and iherelore our legal purpose.
Publie b•n•fit
Thè Trustéès refar to the Charty Commission's general guidance on publbc benefit when Shaping and
revièwing the Charity's aims, ob￿ctiVeS and futufè strategies. In se￿.ng the level of licket prices. chargès and
e¢)ncessions, and in deVelo￿n9 digital and broadcast L1islribution. the Trustees 9ive careful Consideration to
acctrssibility of the Royal Opera House to ihosts h)w incomes. As ouuined in this report, this is
addressed through maintaining a v•id& fange of ti￿et prices. as as through several ticket subsidy
schemes. Iree events. digital and broadcast acbwty ar*Y an exlenwve lèaming and partiopatN)n programme.

Docusign Envtrw ID.. A1295DS8-3427439M407-8089e4864797
Royal Oper8 House Covenl Ga¥den Fwndation (Limited by gU￿antee1.. Company Trlumber 00480523.
Trustees, report and consolidated financial Slaieinenis. 52 week peri(xl e￿Ie0 29 ALKJUSI 2021.
Appolntment of Trnsttts
Trustees are appointed for an inib.al temi ol up to f￿r years and are seff-appointing. The Nominalions and
Remuneralion Comrnittee has dèlegated authtsrity to ￿rUit Twstees who are lomially elected at Board
meetings and ratified al the next followiro Annual General Meèting of the Company. On the expiry of such
initial temi they may be ￿-ap￿)Inted for add1￿.￿nal ttm)s"expiring on or before the finanual year end followin9
eilher the second or fourth wniversary ol ihe date of re-appointment. No Trustee sha51 be appoinled lor
term exceeding ￿e1ve years. Thè Trustees aptK)int a Chair for a tèm or rive years or less and on expiry ol
such term he or she may be ré4pw.nted for a second temi of thrèè yeafs or fèwer by approval of the
Trustees provided that on expiry of such second tèm ￿ or sha shall, unless thè TrUSt￿S othetwse
xcepiionally determin$, retire trom office. Thè Nominatsons and Remuneration Committee reviews ￿gUladY
the struGfure, slze, composiliort, diversity and succession needs of the Board, ensuring that the Board has
the required blend of skills and expèrience and its rerrit Trs to Trdants"fy. assess and fomially recommend lo the
8oard candidatès for apwintmant as TruSI￿s.
Trusto0 Induction and trainlng
New Trustees"undergo an inducb.on session W￿th the Company Seuetary to brief them on their obligations
under charity and company law, the contents of the MenN)randum and Artic￿$ ol Assoaats"on. Ihe t*iaid
manual and the committee and deasion- making processes. tkn.ng th8 iTrJuclion now Trustees are also
introduced to key employees and other Trustees.
Oryanisation
The dirèc￿.0ri aThJ control of the Royal Opera H(Nise is delerrnined by the Board ofTrustees. vthich meets at
leasl six times a year. The role of the Board is to direct the Royal Opera House slrategy and lo ensure that
the Royal Opera House is on the approved strategic course {including arbstic straiegyl and that it is property
and effectively managed. The lollowin9 sub-committees of the Board are estsblished (which in the ease of
Development. Lewning and Partirypal￿ and D•3ilal Strategy. inchjde wnber5 who are Trustaèsl.
Audit and Risk.. The Gommrttee m8gts at lea51 thr￿ b.rnes a yew. Thg wmmittee is Chaired by Julian
Metherell. Other rn8mbers are Caroline Britton lappoinled 8 Fetjruary 2022), Kirsty Cooper, Lady Heywood,
Sir Nicholas Hyther Iretired 1 S8Ptèmber 20211, Sir John Kingman I￿￿"Ted 1 September 20211, Paul Morrell
OBE. Laura Wad8&ry Irelired 1 January. 20211 and Danny Wfvr. Ajex Beard, Mindy Kilby IDirector of
Financ81 and Heather Walker (Dirèctor of Operab"ons). report lo all meetings. The committee is responsible
for considering and revievring matters reL8ling to the conirol enwronmenl. including intemal audiL health and
safetyand risk management, induding consideration ofmatlersraised bythe extemal audi¢o"rs. The committee
is ￿sponsible for the appoinlment of the external auditW5. meets regulwty with them and ￿¥￿w5 the
perfomiance and independence.
Frnanc• and Operations.. The commrttee rneets six timès a year. The committee is chaired by Lady
Heywood. Other rrembers are Caroline Britton {app(xnled 8 February 20221,Lor(J John Browne (appointed
26 Fèbruary 20211. TinK>thy Bunbng lapwinted 6 July 20211. Sir Uoyd Dorfman CBE, Sir Nicholas Hyiner
(retired 1 September 20211, Sir John Kingman 1rets.red 1 Septèmber 20211, Julian Methe￿Il, Paul Morrell
OBE, Laura Wade-G•ry {rètir8d 1 January 20211 and Danny W￿er. Alex Beard, ￿"ndY Kilby IDirector of
Financel and Heather Walker IDirectOf of Operalionsl. ￿pOrt to all meetings. The committee is responsible
for rewewng and assessing the balance. integrity and Iransparency ol financial infomiation. thè adequacy
of financia planning, budgeting and forecasbng. an(1 Ihe Royal Opera H¢iuse's annual finaneial statements.
It rnakes recommendations to the Board on major capital expenditure an(1 rtvtrnue ¢ontra¢ts and On Ihe
overall framework for delegated financial aulhority in the Royal Opera House.
Developm•nt: Thecommittee is chaired by Danny Wyter. Other members a￿ TiThthyBurity.Thè Countèss
ol Chichester, Davmtson (￿tir& 4 May 2ffL1). Sr Lkjyd Dclthwn lar4Jinted 14 Decwnber 20211, Da
Vwien Duffield, ￿Y He￿*¢0Y (retired 1 Sefviber2020k Rotr*rt Kamf Iretsred 31 August 2021), Paul Raphaèl
Iretired 11 August 2021 I, Sir SIn￿n R¢*w lapprAnted 14 May .20211. Darne Gail "Ronson, David Ross
(appointed 1 Seplember 2020. retired 13 May 20211. The Eari ol Snowdon, AndrwW4ton lrèb.rèd 31 A(4ust
2021 I and Lady Young of Graffham. Alex Beard and Amanda Saunder5 (Diww of Devalopment and
Enlerwsesl report to all meets'ngs. The wnmittee supports. the Development departmgnt in maximi$irrfJ
fundraising opportunities and incorre.
Oonatlon and Incorne Ac¢Èptan¢e: Lady Heywood lh8 oJ1￿rt1ee unbl 1 Septernber 2020, when .
David Ross assurned the chair. David Ross ￿Li￿ on 13 May 2021, arid Sir Simon Robey a5sum8d the chair
on 14 May 2021. OlheF membeis a￿ Zeinab Badawi (appointed 6 Juty 20211. Kirsty Cooper, Susan Hoyle
lappointo(J 26 May 20211 aTrl Danny W￿er. The committee SUPPC•rts th& organisab.on around the ethical
acceptanc¢lr8j8cbon of srA)nsor5hip. donab.ons and mèmbership. This inclut1es making decisions,
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Royal Opeia House Covent GaTd8rk FoundatK)n (Limited by guaranleel.. Company Nuwbw tM)480523.
Trustees feport and Consoliéaled financial slalemeftts. 52 week peri&Y ended 29 Au9USI 2021.
re¢ommending referral 01 those decisions to the Chanty Ctsmmission whefe appropriate. a55essing the
potential impact of those d￿1$￿ whik adwsiThJ the t￿sinesS communications department with règard to
their rabonale, advising the main Board on the assorialed risks, annually ￿vie￿n9 Ihe policy on
arxeplinglrejectirg such fvnd$ arKI n￿lIOTtr￿j ￿lar￿e ￿th Ih"$ pK)licy.
L¢arnin9 and Partieipatlon: Thè committee is Chaired by Susan Hoyle. Other member5 ar8 Alex Beard,
Helen Bnjckdorfer. Hilary Carty, Ann* cromb￿l8p￿Anled 20 Api"120211, Dame Viwen Duffiekl, Janè Ellison
(retired 19 November 20201, Dawid Hall {rets￿d 19 November 20201. Anne McElvoy {retired 19 November
20201, Tanya Joseph lapw.nted 20 A￿"120211, Sirm) Pearson lappynted S October 20211, Dame Theresa
Sackler (retired 19 November 20201. Jonathan Sands an(J Bn"dW Whyte. Jillian Barker (Directorof Leaming
and Partiupalionl reports lo all meetings. The committee support5 th8organisalion in planni￿, implements'ng
and monitoring programmes and inibatives focused on leamirg. partiopab.on and wdening eroagement.
Nomination$ and Rgmun•ration: Lady H•ywL*rfl chaired the committee untl 1 September 2020. when
David Ross assurned the chair. Dawd Ross r•tired on 13 May 2021, when Sir Simon Robey assumed the
hair fri)ffl 14 May 2021. Sir Simon Robey retired on 26 May 2021. when Susan Hoyle OBE assumed the
chair. Other members a￿ Dame Vivien Duffield. Laty He￿￿￿￿, S"r John Kryman Irèbred 1 September 20211.
Julian Metherell and Dannyw￿er. A￿X Beard and Da￿ Haddon also aitends these meetings. The committee
nominates appointees lo the Board and other Senior Executives for approval by the Board. It may co-opt
additional members where pa￿'cUl¥ expertise is required and a particular role is under consideration. The
commfftee is 8150 responsible forthe conbnuous reviewof8oard membershipto ensure Ihala proper balance
of skills, experience and diversity is maintained. The ojmmittee is ￿spOnSible lor rèviewing and
benchmarking inlemationaly the pay. benefits and total compensation of the Executive Team. The aC￿￿tieS of
Ihe Royd Opera House a￿ driven by the arb5ti¢ rlans rA tr Royal ealletaThJ the Royal Opera, and mwaged by
Ihe Chief ExecuiNe the suprKJrt of Ihe ExeaJti¥e T￿. The Comnwttee con9der the Chief Execubve, Musi¢
Ojrector. Pirectry of Ihe RO￿ Balet Lhredor of 0￿8 as key M￿89￿nI personnel reswn5Ue for these
aciwties. The Cornfflitt8é conducts an annual le￿eW of executive compensaiion. focussing on survey data
from a lange ol ¢warat￿e UK and intem8t￿81 arts organisation5. and a150 takes into account the annual
pay award for all staff. Undèr th• chaimwnship of the Senior Independènt Dir•cEor thè Nominations and
Remuneration Committee wll sel up a suiKommittee to propos& and assess candidates for the
Chaimianship of ihe Board.
0i9ital Slrate9y: The (x)rNrillee ￿ cha.rwj ty Chrtsb¥**r T¢y•mseThJ laFfK*nted ￿ Ayl 20211. Othèr mèmbers
8r$ Timothy Bunting (app￿nted 20 Apiil 20211, SiiKXI laprM)wited 20 AFrfl 20211, Sir Simc¥) Robey
14)pJ"nt&J 14 W 20211, DavAJ Rc6s (ap[￿In￿ 20 Ar￿1 2021. retired 13 May 20211. The committee support5
4he organisation in overseeing the developrrenl and implémèntab.on ol the organisation's strategy for digital
content and communicalion5.
Ex•cud￿ T•anL the day40-day management is the task olthe Royal Owra House Execub"ve
The Trustees appoint the C￿'ef Executive and. with him, the most senwx management. Royal Opera House.
oPeral￿n$ are marwd by the Chief Execub"ve wtth the assistance of an Executive Team CoMw￿l￿g..
A￿X Beard. Chiel Executive
Jillian Barker, Director ol LÈamirvJ and Paitipab"on
Heather Baxter. AdmirNstrativt Director, The Royal Ballet
Bob Brandsen, Production 0*￿¢tOr (until 31 August 2020)
Melanie Crompton, Orchestra AdmIn￿tra￿"ve Oirector (unt# 30Awil 2021)
Mark Dakin, Technical Direct
Lindsey Glen. Head of Policy and Strategy (until 10 DeGèiiib•r 2020)
Dale Haddon. Director of Human Resources
Mark Heholt. Head ol Pdicy and Stratsgic Fundlng Ifmm 8 Marth 20211
Leah Hurst, Head ol Legal and 8usin•ss Affairs
Petar Kat￿a. Oir8Ctor of caskn.ng
Koen Kessels, Music Director. The Royal B*1
Mindy Kilby. Director of Finance
Terry McGrath. Director of Audience5 & Med
Oliver Mears. DireGior of Ope
K8vin O'Harè, Director, Th8 Royal 8811è1
Antonio Pappano, Music Director
Amanda Saunders, Director of D￿￿0pMent.and Enterprises
Cormac Simms, Admini5ts3kn"ve DI￿tor. The Royal Opera
Laura Stevenson. Renewal Programme Director
.Heather Walker, Director of Operations
James Whitebread. Chief Technology Thfficer {from 10 Jun• 20211
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Royal Opera House Covenl Gaf¢Jen FouThYaiKJn {LiM￿ed by 9uaranteel.' Company Number 00480523.
Trustees, report and consolidaied financial slatements. 52 week perityj ended 29 AugiJ512021.
Emma Wilson. Deputy Director of Technical & ProJuctMJn
The Chief Executive lassisled by thè Executive Teanl is responsible for the devekjpment and
implemenlatyon ol the strategy arKJ business plans of the Royal Opera House. The Execulive re￿n meets
weeklyto monitor a￿'slIc. operati(]n81 and financkal pro9￿$$ against ￿an$ apwoved by Trustees. Itshould be
noted that whefe the title'Directorf 15 used In the above table this is an inlemal managemenl temi only and
does not indicate directorship according to the Companies Act definition.
The Royal 0￿ra Company and Th• Royal Ballet Company a￿ intemal divisions of the charity. The Royal
Ballèt has a,Royal Charter dating in its ortginal form from 1956. The Royal Opera House, Thè Royal Ballèt
and The Roydl Opera Company have the S0Ve￿ign,$ pemisSi￿ to use Ihe vhyd 'R¢)yal' in their tiues.
We wo￿￿ •lso to thank Ihe followlng for 5uppor( advice and oncourngement throughout th• year:
.Ambass8dors
The Countess of Chichesler
Dame Gail Ronson OBE
The 8oard ofthe Royal Opera House Endowrnenl FuTrt
Dame Vivien Duffield. Chair
Tirn Buntin9, Hamish Forsyth, L•ty Ga￿￿. Sir sir[￿ Rotey, Peler Tr￿ghton CBE
808rt1 ofHonordry Diractors
Lady Htry￿, Chair (retirèd 1 Septemb&r 20201
David Ross, Chair lapp¢inted 1 Sèptemter 2020.
ratif￿ 13 May 202.11
Sir Simon Robey, Chair (appointed 14 May 20211
The Countess ofchichester. Honorary Vice Chair
Oame Gail Ronson. Honorary Vice Chair
Doug'and Ceri King
fiya and Timur Kuanyshev
Lord aTrJ Lady Laidlaw
Rena and Sandro Lavery
Margarita Louts-Dreyfus and
Phillipp Hildebrand
The Marguiles Famity
Bertrand and Elisabeth Meunier
. K4ant Mohn
OANDA Europe Limited - David Hodgè
Mrs Susan A Olde 08E
Stelan Sten Olsson
Jette and Alan Parker
Natalie Parker
Melinda and Donald Quintin
Julia and Hans Rausng
Yvonne and Bjame Riebe(
Sir Simon and Lady Robertson
Rdex- Amaud 8oetsch
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FpundatIc￿.
Ruinart- Mr Bertrand.Stwp
Dame Theresa SaCk￿r
Lily Salra
Lord and Lady Sainsbury of"Pre$ton
Candover
Kirn SamLTrel
rina Taylor
ndsay and Sarah Tomlinson
Van aeef & tyls- Geoffroy Medinger
Dr and Mrs Mitha*l West
Danny and Lillian w￿er
Anonymous14}
Gregory and Regina Annenb?rg WeirvJarten
Lady A5hrroft
Mikhail Bakhbafov
Celia Blakey
Mr & Mr5 Arthony Bo1￿)
Bo(xSles- Micha81 Wainvrright
BP International- Peter Mather
rim and Sarah Bunts"ng
Susan Burns OBE and Jthn Burns
Ricki Gail Conway
Dr Genevieve and Mr Peler Davies
Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Davis
Sir Lloyd and Lady Oorfman
Dame Wivien Duffield
'Aline Foriel-Destezel
Hamish and Sophie FOrS￿h
The Deborah Loeb 8rice Foundalion
David and Sarah Fransen
Kenneth and Susan Green
Lady Hamlym
Jane Hamly
Dr Catherine Hogel
Charles Holioviay
Aud Jebsen
Frances Kirsh
Th• Royal Opèra Hous• P•nslon Fund: Richard Scyer. Chair
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Royal Opera House Covenl Qorden FOU*￿3110￿ ILimrted.by 9u)ran¢ee)". Company N￿mber 00480523.
rwstees, report and coftsolKYated finar6kql statements. 52 week perNxJ ended 29 August 2021.
REFERENCE AND
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DL*uSigTh Em+ek)pt"IO." A1295D5B-3427439A-9407-8Q89E4864797
Royal Opera House Covenl GaTden FovrKlalM)n ILirnited by guaranleel.. Company Number 00480523.
Trustees, report and consolid*ed financial stalement5. 52 week perifyy ended 29 Augu$t 2021.
Charity number
ACTUARIES
211775
(ta the Roy81 Opera House
Pension S¢hemeJ Lane
Clark & Peacock LLP
Company numb8r
95 Wigmre Strrt Lonth)n.
W1U1DQ.
tX1480523
PRINCIPALOFFICE
INTERNALAUOITORS
Royal Opera Hous•
Covgnt Gardgn. London,
WC2E 9DD
RSM VK Group LLP
25 FarrintykAI Street London
EC4A 4AB
AUDITORS
Grant Thomton UK LLP 30
Finsbury. Square, London.
EC2A 1AG
BANKERS
Coutts & Co. 440 Strand.
London. WC2R OQS
INVESTMENT
ADVISORS
Stonèhage Fl•mlng
Investm•nt Management
Limit•d, 15 Suffolk Street,
London SW1Y 4HG
Troy Asset Management
Limitèd Brookfiekl House.
3&34 Davies Street. L￿(jOn
. W1K4BP
N•wton Investrnent
anagement Limit￿ 8NY
Mellon Centre, 160 Queen
Victoria Slreet, London,
EC4V 4LA
ARTS COUNCIL
ENGLAND
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Oo¢uS¥Jn E￿￿¢￿0 ID.. A129SDW3427439￿g4D7¥￿}89E48£4797
Royal Opere House Covenl GardÈn Foundation (Limited by guaranleel." Company Number 00480523.
Tmstees, ￿pOrt and consolx1aled finan¢pl slalernents. 52 week peri(rfJ e￿1¢￿ 29 August 2021.
Group entitles
On 29 August 2021 the gK4Jp ￿cluded the charity and..
Royal Opèra Hous• Endovffli•nt Fund 2000
Royal Opgr• House Ent*rprise$ Limiiod
ROH Holdings Limited
ROPI Developments Lim•ted
The consdidated financial slatemènts inelude thtt results of thesè Èntrtrts. as dètailed in Note 2. See Note 2
for Ihe principal actiwts"8s ol thèsè èntities.
Equality policylstatem•nt
The Royal Opera House has an ongoing commilment io promotin9 diversity throughout all its work- as an
employer, in the artwe perform. aThJ in the exIentofoura￿jIenCe. We repcrt annually to Arts Countil England
on c*Jr progress agairtst an acticffj ￿an. which is keenty monitored by the Board olTru5tees.
EnV￿rgnmental strategy
11 ts the ambition ol the Royal Opera HcwJse to be a kajer in envirrmmental svslainabiltty and to acl as a.
catalyst for positsve change in this fiehy.
Rècognisiny our global ffjach ar￿ 1$adetsh￿ r￿• wrthin ihe UK arts sector. we"embrace our ￿SpOnsIbl11ty
and obligation to reduce OLtr impact on the enwronment and we aim to eThJage wth our audiences. stsff,
suppliers and partnets io raise awareness about sustainability issues. It is our belief Ihat reducing our
environmental impactwill notonly have a positsveeffecton theenwronment. but will also makeouroperations
more efficient and economical and will enhance our Organisati￿al re¥ilience in Ihe kjng terrn.
Hèalth and saf•ty
The charily hqs a health and safely Con￿lItee comprised of representatives from rn8ny departments. All.
now employe8s are issued witha health and safety wjlicy d(xurr£nl. In additi¢Ji, under the supemsion of the
occupational health unit, there'are trair*d fitst-aiders in all depath￿nts. A full report on Health and Safety is
Considered annually by tha Board.
Employees
The chaiity informs and Seeks Ihe ￿ewS of its empkjyees by means of regular department meetings open lo.
all employeèsand nèwslèttèts. Règular rntetings arè heklwith Ihe recognised unions." BECTU18roadcasting
Entertainment cInen￿t0)r8ph and Theatre Union). The Musicians. Union and Equty.
Dis•bl?d person¥
The chanty encourages the employmenl of disabled persons. It is Board policy to ensure th8t continued
èmploym•nt is offerèd, wherever rnssible. to èmpbyèÈs who bècts￿ temporarity disabled and special .
arrangements ar* mad* lor thos• ￿lma1*￿ty d¢sabl8d.
Politlcal arid charftable conlrfbutlons
The charity made no political contributions d￿ng thè peri(*J. No tharilablo ¢fjntribub'ons were made during .
thè period. othér than as disdosed in Note 9 to the financial statèmerts.
Paymènt polley
It Is the charity's polity to pay Suppliers in accordance agreed c￿rt tern￿. The Royal 0￿ra House had
trade t￿￿110rS equivalènt lo 20 days supply at Ihe p￿0￿ end (53 week peiiod ended 30 August 2020.. 18
days).
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Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation ILimsled by gyaranieel. Company Number 00480523.
Tru51ees' rekK)rt and wn$olidated financial stalements. 52 week per￿ ended 29 ALNJUSI 2021.
Audltors
Pursuant to section 487 ofthe Companie5Act 2rA)6, Ihe audit￿$ will bts deemed to ￿ reappointed and Gt8nt
Thomton UK LLP will lh￿￿C￿e conlinue in offi￿.
Fundraisin
sta
Our guiding prineipk for furKJraising is to build seoJr8. b)NJ tenn1uThJraising support (￿￿ our Members.
encouraging thèir inlèresl iri our charitable work. altowng them to engage with our staff and projects and
seeing how their additional 9rt15 help Lbs. Our fundrasng materials are wntten and d&￿gned around this
principlè.
Fundraising activities indude targeted direct mail, events and leaflets al prornoting donations and bequèsts.
donations through our website. and approaches to Trusls. Foundathyts. e¢xnp8nies .and indiwdual
benefactors.
Our fuThJraising is Carri￿,*>JI by our inthouse fuThJraising teaNts and we are a regISte￿d member of The
. Fundraising Regulalor. We have procedures in place to ensure our staff and volunteers comply wth
fundraising standards and regulation," we are not awa￿ ol any fadure by our staff or vdunleers to meet these
standards. We are committed to acb.ng pfonyuy if we receive any infc*mation indicating we have rKt mel
these standards.
In 2020121 we received 7 general fvndraising complaints about our fvndraising acimty. If cornplaints are
received we respond quickty and ensure corrective aclion is tsken as required. If complaints are recetvgd
about the suggested donations added lo tKket purchases. these are refunded al the point of complaint.
We take our responsibilities on managing our cOn1a￿ data very serKJusly and we strive to ensure th8t our
policies and procedures around data and prrKessing meet tyjr legal requirements, our high expectations and
those ol our supporter5. As part of the risk4Jased audit plan and in line our risk managemenl processès.
Intemal Audit performs regular reviews of the FundraisiryJ team actiwbes and tontrol environment.
We r8cognise the need lo protectvulw￿abI8 pwle. We ensurè ctsmprehensive training is provided to ensure
that empathy respaGI are derHonstrated towards peopl¢ in vulnerabk circumstances and that no donation
is s¢Jught or gained from SLYn￿n& who may not have thè capacity to make an infom)ed and conSide￿d
decision.
We respect our supporters. privaGy and rights to decide how aThJ it We ¢LYtta¢t them. Wg mak$ it easy for
supporters to choose how they wantto hearfrryn Us. and rfthey ask us to contact them we wll not. unless
it is a legal or adnunistrative requirement.
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Owu&"w Envebw ID.. Al295059.3427439￿g4D74089E4864797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Fovndalion I￿rn￿ed by 9uaranteel.' Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. ￿pOrt and consolidated financd slatemenls. 52 week peritsa eft#ed 29 August 2021.
Trust••s' r•sponslbilitles statem•nt
The trustees {who a￿ also directors of Royal Owa Hovse Covent Gwden Foundalion for the purposes of
company lawl a￿ ￿Sp(￿sIble for preparir¥J Ihe Tnjstees, Annual RerAyt and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and wuLil¥)ns.
Company law wuires the trustees to wepare f￿anCIal staternents fry each financial y8ar. Under that law
the trustees have elected to prepa￿ the financial slalement5 in accordance wth United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accountin9 Ptactice Iunited Kingdorn Accounting Standards and applicable lawl. including FRS
102 The Financi81 Reporting Standard ap￿ICable in the UK and Repl￿11¢ of I￿land. Under compgny law the
twstee5 must not approve the financial statements unless they a￿ satisfied Ihat Ihey g¥v8 a truè and fair
vitrw of the stale ol affai￿ of Ihe chanta￿e company and the group of the incoffling rèsourtes and
applicats.on of ￿sourCes. Ind￿lir￿j the incon* and expenditu￿. of the charitabk group for that period. In
Pfeparing these financial state￿nts. the trustees are required to..
select surtable accounting pcAicaes and Ihen 8prAy them (onsistèntly."
obserye the rnethods and pnnciples in the Charitses SORP IFRS 102)..
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudenl.,
state whether applicable UK Ac¢ountiThJ Standards have been followed, subjéct to any material
departures disdosed ar￿ explairwl in the fina￿al statements-
prepare the financial statements on the going b￿"$ unlèss it is Kwypropnate to wesume
that the tharitatAe grtyjp will c(x)tinue in bU￿ness.
The trustees responsible forkeeping •*uale acc￿ntir￿a records that a￿ SUffi￿entIO show an(1 explairb
the charitable company's transact￿nS and disclose with reasonat+le accuracy at any tirne the financial
position ofthe company and enab￿ them to ensure that Ihe financial slatements comply wth thg Cgmpani8S
Act 2006. They are also responSi￿e lor saleguarding the assets ol the tharitable company artd hence for
iaking reasonable sleps for Ihe p￿Vention and detectw offrdud and other brregularitses.
The trustees confiryn that..
far as èach Iwstee is aware. therè is Th) relevant audit infom)thn ofwhith Ihe charitsble
company's auditor is unaware." and
the trustsles have taken all the sieps that they ought lo have taken as twstees in orderto make
Ihernsefves aware of any relevant audit inftxmatson and to establish that the Char¥lab￿ companys
auditor is aw¥e of Ihat informabon.
The trustees are responsible lor the maintenancg and int89rity of the corpmle and financial informabon
included on th8 chantable companls website. Legisktion in the Uniled Kingdom governing thg preparatson
and dissemination of financial ststemenis may differ from legisLibon in other jurisdictions.
The Trustees. Annual R8FrfYt [Irn)JF￿ts"NJ ret*Jtl was appyoved by the Board of Truslees and
signed on 29 March 2022.
Sir Simon Robey, Chair
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Docusign Enwkpb ID". A129sD￿3427439A-9dD7-￿E4B64797
Royal Opeia House Covenl Garden Foundah"on ILimited by guaranleel". Company Numbei 00480523.
Trusiees, ￿port and co￿501￿18ted financial siaiements. 52 *Eek pefiLKI ende(J 29 August 2021.
Indèp•nd•nt auditors r•port ¢0 thg m•mbgrs of Royal Houx Covent Gard¢n Foundatlon
Op•nion
Wve have atKJiled the financial s1ateff￿ts of Roy¥ Opera House Covent Garden Foundation {the 'parent
charitable company'l and its subsidiaries (the 'group'l for the 52 week period ended 29 August 2021. which
comprise the Consolidated Ststen*nt of Finan￿￿ ACti￿tIes. Ihe C(Yts0lidated Incorre and Expendrture
Aceouni. the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Parent Charitable Company Batance Sheet, the Consolidated
Stalement ol Cash Flows and notes to thefinancial slaterrents. including a summary of signthcant8ecounting
licies. The finanaal reFyxling framework that bas been aprAied in Iheir P￿parat￿)n is applicat￿È law
and Uniled Kirvjdom Accountin9 Standards, induding Financial Repc*U'ng Standard 102.. The Financial
Reporting Standard applic*A¢ in the UK and RepubFi¢ of Ireland {Unitèd Kingjom Generalty Accepted
Accounts'n9 Practice).
In our opin￿n, the financial slatemenls..
give a true and lairview of Ihe stateofthe group's and parenlcharitable conyanls affairs as at 29 Augusl
2021 and of the group's ineoming resoureès and applic*1￿ of resources indudin9. its income and
expenditurg for period thèn en¢Jed",
havtr been properfy prepared in accordancè Uniied Kingdom Generally Aeewed A¢¢ounting
Practice,. and
. have been prepared in accordance w¢th the requIren￿ts of Ihe Comparies Act 2006.
Basis for op•nion
We have been appointed as audr(or underthe Companies Aet 2LK)6 aThJ ￿POrt in accOrdar￿ regulations
made under that Act. We conducted our aydit in accordance Intefflational Standards on Auditsng IUKI
IISAS IUKII and applicabte law. Our ￿S[%)nsIbIlItieS undef Ihose sfandards are further described tn Ihe
'Auditor's responsibilities for Ihe audrt of the finanual statements. section ol cwjr report. We are independent
of thg group and parent ¢haritable cr￿panY in accordance with èthical reqU1￿m$nts that arts relavant to
our audit of the financial stateffenis in Ihe UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Stsndard. and we have fulfillèd
our other ethical iesFM)nsibilibes in accordance with these reqU1￿mentS. We believe that the audit evidence
we have obtainèd is suffiaenl and appropnate to prowde a basis for our o￿nIon.
Th• Impact of mauo4¢onom5e unc•rtahrtl•s on our autht
. audit ol the financial ststements requires us to obfain an understandiThJ of 811 relevant uncertainties.
including those arising as a COnsequer￿ of the effects of macro-economic uncertainties such as Covid-19
and Brexit. Ml audits ass•ss and challtng• Ihe reasonabb&ness of esbmat•s made by the directors and the
ralated disclosures and Ihè appropriat8ness of the going CL￿cern basi5 01 preparation ol the financial.
slatements. All of these ￿e￿nd on assessments of the fvlur¢ e￿n9M￿ en￿￿)nn￿nt and thè group aThJ
companls futur• prospects and parf0m￿￿e.
Cowd.19 and Brexit are amongst the n>)st significanl eccwnK e¥ents currently faced by the UK. and al the
date of this report their effects are Subje￿ to unprecedented levels of urlcertainty, with the full range of
possible outcomes and their impacts unknown. Wè applied a 5tsndardised firm-wide'approach in response
to these uncertainties when assessing the group and companys future prospects and performance.
However, no audit should bè expected to pr￿let Ihe unknowable faetors ¢y all Frttssible future implieations
for a group or lor a company associated wth Ihese particular events.
Conclusions relating to goin9 concem
We a￿ responsible for concluding on the 8kvopriatene5s of the Iwustèes-ts5e of thtr going concem basis of
accounting and. based on the audit evidence obtained, whethera maierial uncertaintyexists related to events
or conditions that may cast slgnir￿CanI doubt on the gioup's arKI the parent chafitablè company's ability to
continue as a g￿ng concem. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists. we are required to draw
attent*)n in our report to the ￿lated disdosures in the finanoal statements or. if such disdosures a￿ '"
in8dequate. to modify the audilorfs ownion. C￿clusIOnS are based on the audil evidenGe obtaine(l up to
the date of our repyjrt. However. futurè èvents or condrtions nw caus& the group ￿ parent tharitable
npany to cease to ￿tinue as a wng concem.
53

Oowsign Envebpe ID.. A129505&3427439A-94D7-8089E4864797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundatwjn ILimite(I by guarante81." Cornpany NumbeT 00480523.
Truslees, report and consolM1ated ffnallcial slaiements. 52 week Per￿ endetl 29 Augu512021
In our evaluation of the trustees, conclu&ons, we consKl•red the inherent risk5 aSStdat•d with the group's
and paranl chaiitable companYs business rTh)del including èffects ansin9from macroveconomic unc8rtainties
Such 8s Brexit and Cowd-19, we assessed and chalkngeLI the rea¥￿ab￿&ness of estimates made by th8
tnjstees and the related disclosures and analysed how those risks might affs¢t thè group's and parent
eharilable CoMpan￿S finanoal res￿re•S or atmlity to ￿nIlAu* Lyrations over the going con¢em ￿n1￿j.
Baseil on the work WÈ havè ￿rfomed, we have not Klentified any matèrial uncertainties ￿lating to events
or ¢￿ditionS thal. indwidualty ￿ cdlecbvety. may cast s￿nifiCant doubt M the group's and pa￿nI charity's
abilityto conbnuè as a g￿r￿j concern lora period ofal ￿$l￿fve months fromwhen th• financial statements
are auth0ri5ed for issue.
In auditing the finanoal stat8ments. we have condvdèd thal the Irustees. use of the basis of
accounting in the preparation of the finarKial slaternents is appwiate.
The responsibilities of the trustees ￿1h rèsp8ct to wryj Co￿￿M are described in ihe 'Re5ponsibiliti95 of
trustees lor the financial statements. secb'w of this ￿pOrt.
Other ib)forniation
The (ruslees a￿ responsible for Ihe other information. The olher information comprises the inf0m￿tIOn
included in the Annual Report. olhef than the financjal ststements and our auditor's report thereon. Our
opinion on th8 finarKial sialem8nts doe5 not cover the other information and. excepl to the extent otherwise
explicity stated in our report, we do not expre55 any fom) of assurance Conclus￿ thereon. In connection
wrth our audit of the finanrial staternents, our r¢spon5itM"lity is to rèad tht oth•r inlomation and. in dring so.
consider whether the olher informalion is materialty inconsistenl with thé financial statements or our
knO¥￿edge obtained in the audrt OT otherwise appears to be materially rnisslated. If wè idèntify such material
inconsistencias orapparènt rnaterial misstatements. we are requi￿ fo determine Ithetherthere is a mattrrial
misstatement in the finanrAal slatements or a rnalerial misststement of the other infomialion. tf. based on the
work we have perfomied. we ¢on¢lude that there is a malerial misstatement ol thts othèr infom)at¢on. we are
uired io ￿port that lacl.
We have nothing to report in thtrs regard.
Opinion on other matters pres¢ribed by the Companitis Aet 2006
In our opinion. based on Iht wowk undertaken in Ihe c(xKse of the audit".
the inlomiation given in the Stfategic Report and the DirectOfS' report, prepare(I for the purposes of
company law. irKluded in the Trustee5' Annual RekK)rt for the financial period for which the financial
statèm•nts arè prèparèd is consistent wlh the financial statem￿1￿.
the Strategic Rep)rt an(1 Ihe Dire¢lor5' ReFX)rt I￿u￿*d in the Trustees, Annual Report been prepared in
accordanc• vAth appI￿a￿t legal requrrements.
Matter on which we ar¢ reqU5r￿ to r•port under thè Companles Act 2006
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and parent charitable cornpany and its
env1r0nmentobtai￿d in the course of the audil. we have nol KIe￿tir￿d material misstatements in the Slrategic
Report w the Owectors. Rewl included in the fwstees'Annual Rwjrt.
Matters on which we are wuired lo report by exception
We have nothing to ￿pOrt in ￿sPeCt of the fc41owry matters vknere the Compani85 Act 2006 rew1￿$ us to
report to you il, Jn our oF4nion=
adequate accounkn.ng records hav• not bMI kept by the parent tharilable ￿rnpany. or
rtiums adequate for our audit have not been réetived from branthes not visited by us: or
the parent chantable company's finarwl ststeTh*nts afe not in ag￿ement wth the %counting records
and r*lums.' or
certain disclosures of trust8és' rnmunerab.on specified by law are not made" r
we have nol receive(1 all Ihe informalion and explanations we require for our audit.
54

DocuS¥Jn En¥dope ID". A1295058-3427439A-94D7-8089E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FoundalwJn ILimiled by guardnleel.. Company Number 00480523.
Truslees. rekx)rt and consolid81ed financial 51alemenls 52 week peri￿ ended 29 Augu512021.
Responsibilities of Iru$te¢$ for th• financlal statements
As oxplaine<l fully in th& Twstees. ResFonsitN"lib"es Statsrrent set ¢xrt on page $2, th? trustees (who are
also the d1￿cl￿5 of thè Charitab￿ company for the purposes ol company lawl are responsible for the
preparation ol ihe finanrial statements arKI for being satisfi8d that they give a true and frdir wew. and for such
internal control as the truslee5 dètemiine is necessary to enable the preparalion of financial slatements that
are fw Irom material mtsstaiemenl. whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Injstees are responsible for assÈssing the group and the pa￿￿t
tharitable companW5 abilty to ¢onb"nue as a going c¢)ncèm. disdosiw, as ap￿*¢able, matters ￿lated to
going concem and using the going concem bag5 of accounting unless the trustees erther intend to liquidale
the group or parent charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for th• audlt of the finaneial Statements
O￿T objecliyes are to obtsin reasonable assurance aboLrt whether the ffinancial statements as a whole are
from material misstatement. whether due lo fraud or error, aTrJ to 155ue arb auditorf5 rerxjrt Ihat includes
ouropinion. Reasonable assurancé is a high level of assurance bul is not a guarantee Ihatan a￿lIt conducted
in accord￿¢8 with ISAS IUKI will ak¥ay5 delect a ￿￿terial rn¢sstatement vthen it exists.
Misstatements can afise from fraud or error and are considered m*erial if. indmdually or in the aggrogate,
they could rèasonably be to influence the econ￿ deasions of users taken on the basis of these .
financial stalements.
A further descriplion of our ￿sponSIbl11tieS for the aLwJrt of the finanryal statemènts is located on th• Financial
Repc¥1irrfJ CouncAI's website al". www.frc.org.uklauditoNesponsibililies. This description forms part of our
auditorfs repon.
Explanation as to what •xi•nt the audit was considered upable of dèt•eting irregularities. ineludlng
fraud
Irregularities. incluthng fraud. a￿ instsThxs of non-compliance vmh laws and regulation5. We design
' proeedurès in line wth our responsibil￿"es, oullined above. to detect rnaterial misstatements in ￿sPeCt of
irregularities. ir￿lUding fraud. l)Mng lo the inherent limitati￿S of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that
material misstatements in the finan￿￿ staleffents may not be deiecled. even though the audit is properfy
planned ar￿ perforft￿d in accordance with the ISAS IUKI.
The éxtent to which ￿r wocedures are ￿pable of deteckn"TrJ irregulartbes. irKluding fraud is detailed below..
We obtsined an und*rstanding of the legal aN1 regulatory fvameworks that are applr¢abSe to the group
and parèni charitable ¢txnpany and thè seclor in which itoperales. We detemiinad that the lollowing laws
and regUlati￿S were most signhfjcant.. Ihe Charities SORP IFRS 1021. The Finanaal Reporting Standar
applicable in the UK the Republ￿ of Ireland IFRS 1021, the CLxnpanies Act 21J06 and the Data
Protection Act 2018.
. We understood how the group and parentcharitableo)mpanyis comptytry wth these legal ar￿ règulatory
frarneworks by making inquiries of management arKI those charge(I wth gov8mance. We enquired of
management and those charged with govemance vthether there wwe any instances of non-compliance
vjith laws and ￿gUlat￿n$. or whether they had any knO¥￿edge of actual or suspected fraud. Wé
corroborated the results of our enquiries through review of trK>ard minute5. and through our lègal and
professional expÈnsÈs rewew.
We assessèd the suscéptibility of thè gioup and parénl Charitab￿ company's financial slatemenls to
material mssstatement, induding how fraud might occur and the risk of material override of controls. Audit
pr￿eduleS perforrned by the engagèment leam included..
Idenlifying and assesgng the design effecb"vgne55 of ceit8in controls management has in pjace to
prevent and detect fraud
Challeryaing assumptions and judgmeAts made by management in its significant accounting policie5
Identi￿.n9 and tèsting journal entries
- Identifyir¥J and testing related party tran58(kns
Inspecting ihe board rninutes
55

DooJSKJn Env8top8 ID.. A129sDw342743g￿D74J89E4B64797
Royal Opera House"Covent Garden Foundati¢Jn (Limited by gvaranteel." Company Nurnber 00480523.
Trustees. repon and ¢onsolidaled financial slalernents. 52 week pefi(Ml ended 29 AugU51'2021.
- Assessing the extent of compliarKe with the relevanl bws and regukitions as part of procedures on
the related financial ststement item
The$tr audit procadures wèrè deSig[￿d lo prowde reasonablg assurance that the finanrial statèmènts
were free from fraud orerror. The risk of not detecting a mat•nal misstatement duè to fravj is higher than
the risk of not detecting one resulting. fr￿ effor and detecting.irregularTties that result from fraud is
inherenuy rTh)re difficull than detecbry Ihose Ihal ￿su￿ from error,. as fraud May invo￿8 collusion.
dèlibefatè concealn*nt, forgery or inteniitsnal misreprèsenkiions. ALSO. the further removed non-
compliance with laws and regulalions is from eventsand transacts'￿5 reflèctèd in the finanual stalements.
the less likèly we wol￿ become aware of it
The assessment of Ihe appropriateness ofthe conecbve ojmpelence and capabilities of the engagemeht
team includeil conssderation of the engagement team's..
Understanding of. and practical experierKe wth. ajdil engageffents of 8 sirru￿r nature and complexity
through Èpprtspriaté trainiNJ and partieipat
Ur¢derstanding ol, and practical experier￿e wth. audit eThJageffenls of 8 siftmlar nature and complexity
through appropriate trainiTrJ and participation
Understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements specffi¢ io Ihe erbtity Ir￿ud￿g the prowsions of
the applicable ￿gislatiOn.
The team communicats'ons in respect of potential non•fA)mp)iance laws and regUlat￿S and fraud
included the ￿t￿nti￿ for Iraud in r•vètsu& recognition through manipulation ol income.
We did not identfy any rnatte￿ rekgtiryJ to non-cc*npliance with laws and rggulab.on and fraud.
In assessing th¥ wtènb.al risks of material mlsstaten￿t. we obtained an understanding of.
The group and parenl charitable ¢i)mpany's O￿lOn$. induding the nature of ils revenue Sour￿$, to
urKlerstand the dasses of transacl¥)ns, accotsnts balances. expected finaneial ststement disclosures
and business risks that May result in risks of matèrial misstatement, and
The group and Pa￿nI charitable coryany's c￿￿01 enwfonmenl. in¢kwJing".
- Manag•ment's knovAedge of relevant laws and rwAations and h(w thè charilabk company is
'conwtying wilh those laws and wulalion5
- Th• ad•quacy of prO￿dureS for authortsation of transacti(￿ an(1 revivw of management accounts.
and
Proceilures to ensure that possi￿8 breaches crf l•¥s and regulalions approwiat8ly resolved
Use 01 our rewt
This report is madè solèly to thè charitabl• ¢￿￿ny'S men*ers. as a body. in xC￿dar￿e %wih Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of Ihe Companiès Act 2[￿. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we n￿gh1 slate to the
charita￿e company's membefs those matters we are required to state to them In an auditorfs report and for
no othef purpose. To the fullest extent perniitied by law, we do rKJt accepl ￿ assume responsitx.lity to anyone
other than the charitabfe company and the charitable CLYnpanYs mentss as a tXKly. for our audit work. for
this report. or lor the opinions we have fom)ed.
Michael Redlem
Senior Ststutory Audilor
for and on behalf of Grant.Thomton UK LLP
ststutory Auditor. Chart•red Accountants
Sheff5eld
29 M8rch 2022
56

DotsJSi9n En￿0￿& ID.. A129SD5&3427439A-94D74089E4864797
. Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation (Limited by guaranieel". Company Ntimber 00480523.
Tru51ges' a￿j consdhYale<l [￿ancIal statements. 52 week pe￿￿ er￿ed 29 August 2021.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
Consdidated finantsal stateTh*nts
52 wiod"èndgd 29 August 2021
Regist¢r8d chanty number."211775. Registered con4)any nLMnLwr." 00480523.
57.

DDoJSign Enveknpe ID.. A1295DW3427439A.94D74089E4664797
Royal Opera House Covent Gafden FoundalK)n ILimiled by guaranteel.- Compathy NumbeT OD481i523.
Tru51ees' report and consdxjaled fiRanCI￿ Stat￿ents. 52 week period en0e(129 Augusi 2021.
Consolidated statement of finanelal aetlvltiès
fortha 52 weok period onded 29August 2021
S¥ *w••
53vR
p4rtr*J
Ix
30-Auy-20
Tatsl
F￿Thd5
Tolil Fund5
r•
£'ooo
opEra￿on ol HwJse
Ilrth0in9 w¢ffltyi
46X•
6.•19
Y7,71
10,6
12.416
Oonab¢ns and 1*4W5
Dona¥ens. lega￿¢$•1￿
incornill9 Ilif￿1¢¢5
3l274
391
29,090
IV72
740
IS.ZX2
24,945
Other
4324
4.324
12,502
531
?zz
754
Totrl In￿rne and enda¥Arneibts
118 016
($i.¥s}
.(75.314)
<lQ6.7311
Ralikn9 Funds
(J.iu)
(IH)
(3.4•9)
{4.5D71
12
(l23•)
18.3931
Re5tiu¢lurfry
JS
{191)
{69X)
{5.8161
1625
2gi
TotsI•mp￿oltI*r*
14
334
Net gaiAI11(LSSI M iAyesbllJ
J9.
286
231
701
(9.724)
Galn I IL0581 on reVI￿a1￿J￿ trP¢r*age.
4SS£t5
J9.23
is•
13.739)
ODthe dth%d
Xhetrte
31
l•el moverneTrt
FU￿ bè1ante5 brtyJght 3
2020
7.•7Q.
(75J)
5.254
12.37X
{21.064)
27
253118
Aw9w•¢IQZI
27
1*3
231 054
acbvitres. Nosvwthcanl rtroFWat￿s have been xquired inlhe WiDd Nthe we*10￿ pervad.
There is no difference the resums for si*8d aThl IW h$t(￿ts1 cost etyMlents. exwl for
unrealised 98ins and hxs8S Cm Investh￿ty aTrJ Iv*age o9s¢ts1see 191.
NDle5 from pp. &>106frym partdV* finarKaa slai•))￿.
58

Docuspjn En¥ekpe ID.. AI295D￿342143gA.94DT-8o8gE4864757
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundaiw ILFmited by guarantee).. Company Number 00480523:
Tru5lpes'.￿Wrt and cJJAsolidaled financial slaiement5. 52 week per¥od eThJed 29 August 2021.
Consolidated Income and •xpènditui• account
for the 52 w6•k period entled 29 August 2021 .
per
Z9-AuTr21
-fvJy-20
Total
Incorne
FL*id&
Op•raJcn ofwal Hc4K•(*thdlrq c41kol
•,6A•
37.765
12.416
Donat￿nS and Iw5
28.923
2%2X2
24.945
Crnordal lficrfflo
12.502
754
Ch•rbtlb￿
PtOOvthtylS. s*swJ
(7¥.J14)
1108.7311
Rahlng FunLts
Genera&ig ¥dthit•ryinr(the
I44￿)
12
Is
(wx)
202
16
359
19.6001
The con$olidated income and expenditure ac£wnl 15 prèpared for Companies Ad purposes and prèsents
the group's gross income and expenditure. The consolidaled statement of finamal actNities includes the
consolidated income and expeThJiture account aknng wth movements in endowmenl fvnds and unrealised
gains and losses and aetuarial gains and bjsses on pènsion h"akn"lty.
Ngtg$ from pp. s>1￿ forrn part of thg f￿an￿al slat¢m8nts.
59

Docusiw Erm•*)￿ ID.. A129505￿27439A-g4o7-&￿E4￿64T9T
Royal Opera House Co¥enl Garden Fouhdation ILimited by guarantee): CoMp￿Y Number 00480523.
Trustees, rel￿ anij consolKJ3led financ1￿ statements. 52 w8ek perityj ended 29 August 2021.
Consolldat•d balance sheet
as at 29 August 2021
30
August
2020
Tot•1
Fund
2•Auguil
1021
T¢ltal
FuMd&
Fund
£'ooo
1.317
J2?
1.377
assÉts
21
X&260
x•o.Iso
196.664
ertthge assdts
23
5.760
5.760
10.79l
tnvestrnFrts
Tot•1 IL¥￿
Cuvrent isset*
957
43•
AJ9
422
25
6.760
yvr
.25
X&•07
xsAxg
IB.454
2.•28
$0.393
472
9.00
61.154
16.307
Total xsats <uivoiil UaWIiII•s
297,566
269.723
26
y••w
(1.323)
j4•23).
213J25
11337
274.543
268.358
Oeflrtd benefit oengw schemÈ
3J
IJO.*X8)
136.3041
IIJO07
14337
&68X
I44￿15
232.OS4
Fuftds
27
4,156
4.470
27
7.708
27
213.515
213.525
211.841
Lknrestrtctod r*S¢
(JD.Ii•i
(36.3•4}
Re5trttEd
27
X1337
12.337
13.090
27
4&68X
43.427
232 054
These financkil slatements were aptwoved by ts ix)arwJ of Trustees on 29 March 2022 and were signed on
its behaw by..
SIR SIMON ROBEY
JUUAN METHERELL.
Tmslee
Trustee
Notes from pagos 63-106 fomi part of these fina￿la1 statew*nts.
60

D￿S￿an Env81)pe10.. A1295D5&3427439A.94074089E4B64797
RDyal Opera House Covenl Gar(Yen Fourxjation (Limiled by guaonteel". Company Number 00480523.
Truslee5' rewjrt and ¢(￿oI￿aled fmancial stalemenis. 52 week peiiod ended 29 Augusi 2021.
Parent charilable etimpany balane• sheet
as al 29 August 2021
30W#
201D
T(rf* Funds
EMO
1.327
X7¥J90
1.327
X90.XS0
1.377
196.664
T￿tI•￿￿ed 055eb
21
23
5.7
L$.791
Investrnent In
T•tslfiied oss•ts
z2(b)
"193 fj5J
J91J
Produthon5 In
Dobtors.. amOW￿ th
è year
1427
1427
957
2S
25
400
XS.57•
600
19.098
149
65•
ts5h at bank aDd in Iwid
63
01.012
01271
41.09$
4?.t6Y
65•
48,526
7,48?
Total •ss•ts les5 curvefftt 4abllW•s
J41.$2•
1•.gX*
251439
22D.990
IL.3651
Ilryt aSS•tS
119WO
219,416
227,62S
oenned >￿tAl pen¥cffl S(h￿¢ *¥41
JJ
(Jo.ii•i
(JO.Ll8)'
156.3041
109.7
9.5
199,Z
Funth
Unr•sfArtod &r￿fIl fL&ids
27
6n
4,•7Z
4,670
lknre51rfrted tsds.
27
319
J•>
7.708
rE5trfrf¢d D¢#9nated
2T
1141 75y
114 75•
Lknrestri(te¢ Fvnds .
21•112•
219.810
2L7.814
31
(Ml!8)
j30.11•1
27
9,590
The parent company's profil for thè period. belore other comprehensive inwme. was £2_505m12020."
£8.712m lossl. Aftef gain on re￿luatIon of henlage assets 8nd actuarial gain on definèd benefit s¢h•me
the profit lor the period was £7.977m12020.. £20.052ml.
These finanGial st*ments were approve(I by Ihe trA)ard of Trustee5 on 29 March 2022 and ware signed on
its behaK by..
Sli SIMON ROBEY
JULIAN METHERELL
Trustee
)tes from paw 63-106 fowm part of these finaTh>al statemènts.
61

D￿$￿JD 10.. A1295D50-3427439A-94074)89E4B64797
Royal Opera HoLtse Coveni Garden F¢)undation (Litniled by 9uaranleel-' Company Numbei IY)480523.
Tyuslees. ￿port an(J 0)nsol￿ated financial s&iemenLS. 52 week perKyJ ended 29 AU￿51 2021.
Consolidated statement ol cash flows
forthe $2 weekperiodended29August2021
53 week
30-Au*20
a)
12.Y741
32lbl"
3.596
21
47.175
72
23.080
23,800
Notes frc¥n pa￿S 6&106 lomi part of these financial statements.
62

DwJSKJn Envaknw ID.. A1295D564427439K94D7•89E4B64797
Royal Opeia House Covenl Garden Foundath'on {Limiled by guaranleel." Company Number (10480523.
Trustees, report and Conso1￿1#1ed financial stalemÈn15. 52 ¥￿ek perKMJ ended 29 Augu512021.
NOTES
{fomiing part of thg financffal statements)
1. Accounting pollcies
The fcAlowing aeeounting wlioes have been appl*S consislenlly in dtr8lirg ￿ items whth are consKler¢d
material in relab.on to the financial stalements_'
Basls of preparatlon
The financial slalements have been prepared in accrffdance with FRS102 .' The Financial Reporting Standar(I
applicable in the UK and Republic of I￿land and urKler the hisiorical cost convention. mgdified to include the
revaluation of investments and heritage asset5. and in accordarKe with the Ststement of Recommended.
Practice "AGcoJnting and Reporting by Charities- applicable to charibe5 preparing their acwunts in
accordance the Financial Reporb'ng Slandard in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS10211gff•ctiv? I
January 20191 and Cornpanies Act 2006. There are no material departures from FRS102.
Compaiativè figures are $lw)vm for the 53 wgttk period ended 30August 2020.
Going Con¢•rn
Thè TnJstees musl satisfy themsefves as to the Royal Opera House's ability to contsnije as a going corKkrn
for a minimum of 12 months from the signing of th"6 finarrial slatements. The Board of Trustees have
considered business plans and budgets based on an artistsc programme of aCti￿tY to Au9U5t 2023,.
supplemented by outline plans in other areas. These pLqns show imwovement in the return to financial
SU5tainability posi-covid. but there are sb"Il challenges ahead. and in the Board's assessment ol going
concern takè into ¢on5ideratitin whether the Royal Opera Housè has adequatè rèsources to m&8t
oblyations as Ihey tsll due in and tsey￿d the 12 months from the date of approval of thesg financial
ststemgnts.
Underlying assumptions in the plans and budgets are that there will not be further lockdowns or 3ockql
distanciThJ going f￿ards. however. we do antiupate a long-term negatsve impact tsn levels of box office
income. In assessing going concem. the Board also Considered finan￿al risk should further c105ures occur.
the irnpact of'any $hortf811 in fu[￿raIsIng and tradiwvJ income, and impacl of increasing Inflaiion on costs.
If the ROH wer8 to experience performanc8 cancellations in ￿fiter nN)nths there would be an impact on our
box office inci>me. with ests"mates ranging from £3.9m to £5.8m in k)sl bo¥ office across a wnter month (Nov
to Fèbl. Whilst thè Trustees afe confidènt that thes• risks have adequate mitigation lo ensure the ROH
remains a goin9 concem. the modtlh.ng shows that there is suffioenl Iwuidity to August 2023 excluding
mitigations.
After consid8ration of the sren8rios and the impact of Ihe Recov8ry Plan. Trustees cori￿￿*r that the
Royal Opera House (Group arKI Parenl Charitable Company) has adequate resources to contsnue in
opèrational extstencè lor the foreseeab￿ fLrtLWè bèing a minimum ol tswejve months from when these fJr*ancial
statèments are approved.. For this rèason. the financial statements of the Group and Parent Charitable
Company have been prepared on a going concem basis.
Basis of ￿n$011￿¥tion
The conscAidated statement of financial actiwtyes and balance sheet include Ihe firwcial staterrents of the
charity IRoyal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation (Limited by Guarantee). incorporated in the United
.Kingdom with regislered addres5 aThJ principal address of Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, London
WC2E 9DDI and its subsidiarie5 as set out in Note 22lbl- Ml subsidiary resulis are prestrnted for their
statutoryfinancial period. which falls wthin Ihree rrrfjnths of the yearerKI of the tharity. The results ol the ROH
Holding5 Lirnited Group 8nd Royal Opera House Enlerprises Limited (Company Number 0411T2661 have
been included in the consdidated statement of financial activitie5 throughc4rt thè period. ROH HoldiThJs
Limited (Company Number 025803951 is the hdding ccfftpany of ROH Developments Limited (Company
Numb8r0258041JOI. In the charitys finanoal statements. the inveslment in subsidiary undertakings is stated
at cost.
The Royal Opera House Endowmènt Fund 2000 {Charity Registration Number 10899281 has also btrèn
consolKlated in full Ihroughout the penod. Since sls ￿rep￿.￿ the Fund has been able to make grant$ {dirècUy
or indirecuyl for the benefit of Ihe Royal OFera House."The exient to thch the Royal Opèra House ￿nefits
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Dow&"gn En¥ekye ID: A1295058.3427439A-94074)89E4864797
Rtsya Opera House Covenl Garden F(xJndation ILimile¢ by guarantee).. Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. report and ¢onsolNY3ted finwKial stslements. 52 week peri¢)d ended 29 August 2021.
frrAn Ihe Royal Opera House Endowment Fund 20￿ and extent ofgrants and consideration of grants tg
other bodies has.been rewewed annually by the Trustees since tts creation. Since the beginning of the pgriod
ended 25 March 2007, the-Trustees have considered it appropriate to consolidate the Royal Opera House
Endowment Fund 2000 into Ihe Royal Opera House Coven¢ Garden Foundation Group Iforn*rty the Royal
Opera House Covent Garden Limited Group). In the Trustees. view, Royal Opera HotJS8 Covent Garden
F￿ndatiOn has control in that it actually exercjses dominant influence over thtr Royal Opera House
Endowment Fund 2000, through influenryn9 the operatiThJ and financial polioe5 for the benefrt of the ROH
and both entities are rnanaged on a urtified basis. Aso. the objects of Royal Opera House Endowment Fund
20￿ are substsnb.alty confined to thè bènefrt of Royal Opera House Covent G*den Foundation.
A separate Stat?msnt of Finanoal Athiti¢5. or incom8 and •xk*iditure account. has not been presented
for the charity in accordance with Sectron 408 of the Companies Act 2006. The income and expenditure of
the charity a￿ detailed in note 27. A separate cash flow statement has been presented for the charity in
accordance FRS 102 secl*￿ 1.12(bl.
Publlc 8•n•flt Entity
Tho Royal Opera House Covent Gard￿ F￿jnda1*jn lknmited by ￿arantee) is a Public Benefit Entity undèr
FRS102.
Signifieant judgem•nts" and key sourees of estimation uncertainty
Management have exerused Iheirjudgement in ihe followirMJ area5.'
Ass8ssrng th• usèful hves ol taThJrbk fixed a559ts {s8e Tangibl• fixed a55ets al￿ d•pr•¢lation below) as
well as any Impalm￿nt prowsKJn requirad lor tlv)se assets. See Note 21 for caffwng values f￿ the current
and prKJr periods.
The valuation ￿thOd of hèrilage assets. See Hewltsgta55ets beknv arKI Noiè 23 for ￿￿ details and
carrying values for the Cur￿nt and piior peri￿1$.
The decisionloin¢hMJg ROH Endowment Fund 21KK) Intr￿GrOup COnsolthti￿. See Ba$1$ ofeonsolidatlon
abova.
.In addition, Ihe pension acluarial assumptions (see Pensi￿ Costs bek)w and Note 311 arè arèas of
significantlud￿rnenl
That the rate payabl8 on thè intragroup loan payabfe from Royal Opera House Enterprises Limited to Royal
Opera House Covent GarLlen FtyJndation Limiled a ￿m￿*r￿al rate of inte￿$t and that. given the decision
to continue not to demand immediaie payThnt, thatthe bng term ￿rIt.On ofthe b)an conts'nue to be ijisclos
in Oeblovs: amounts due after more than one ye•r (see Note 251.
manag•m￿t have used estinations in the f(Aknn"ng areas:
Oeterrnining Ihat the fair value of the leased cornwerual vnits at the inception of the le85ing 8rrdngement
arTK)unis lo th8 initial payrnents pai¢J by the third party and the P￿sent value of r8nt feceipts over the term of
the lease and delemining that the fy5idual value of the leased units at the eTrJ ol the lease lerm is negligible
when discounted to present value. See Note 25 for carrwng values for the current and prior periods.
In addition, the valualion of Investment in Prwamming assels {s•e Intan9ible Fixed Assèts below and
Nptg 201 is an area of signthcant judgernent and estirnation.
Functlonal Cmncy
The Group operates primarity economically in ￿ UK and Ihe fvncti¢￿l currency as well as the reKx)rtin9
urrew is the l￿n￿ st8rfing.
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Oo¢uSign Envew ID.. A7295058-3427439A-94D7-8089E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FourKlahon (Limited by gvaranieel." Company Number 00480523.
Trustees, repK)rt and consolidated financial staternenls. 52 week peri￿ ended 29 August 2021.
Incom•
Box offi¢e and other income from thè operation of thè Royal OpÈra Fhwse is Stat￿ n&t ofvalue Added Tax
and eonsists primarily ol tickel sales together wlh saks of othÈr Wmlds sèMe•s.' R*￿nU• from ticket
sales is recognised on the night of the perf0M￿nce.
Membership incomè receivèd is recognised on a lime4pportioned basis over the peri(xl to which the
mèmbership relates.
Grants donat￿$ arè accounted for when Ihe rec*pt is wobable. the￿ is e￿dénCe of 9nbtlè￿nl and .
can bè measured reliatAy. Entiuement is assessed usirrfJ perfO￿aTr¢e and tiffle-restn.ctsw eondits"ons.
Legacies are accounted for when the receipt is probabk. there is evidencg of entttbament and CAn be
measured reliabty. Entiuemenl is assessed using c￿dI1￿$ as set Qui in thè will of thè ¢Jeceased legacy
ownar.
Sponsorship ￿come repras¥nts Inc0Th￿ from Comr￿ClaI organisab.ons in"support of specrfic activities.
come is r8cognis•d at the date of th¢ ev8nt whrch is thè FX)mt of ddivw fLV gc(rffjs oi seNces.
Co-production income represents incom• from otw th•atre compani•s as a contributson towards thg c05tS
. of delivering a new Opera or Bal￿t prtsjucbon. Income is recogn4sed at the dale of Ihe first perfomjance of
.the produciion.
Grants from Arts Council England ar• recogni5ed on entiUemeDt and when Ih8ir receipt is probable.
Comrner¢ial trading In￿M0 ar￿Other incom• is recoJnised atthe po￿told*1￿ery ofgoods(ff seNces.
Investm&nt income is recognised on ￿ accIL￿S ￿s. Sp*Jfica.ty. interest is recognised using the effectNe
interest method and divK1end income is recognised when Ihe right lo re￿Ve payment is eslabltshed.
Amounts due to the Royal Opera House in respectolthe Theatre Taxcredit are included in thè financial yèar
to which the claim relales. These amounts are recognised in incomtr, watherthan as a tax credit or reco¥ery ol
èxpèriditure, as Ihè intenb'on arKI nature of thè Theatrè Tax Credrt is akn"n to wvemment grant income.
Paymentfrom a trading subsidiary undèr GfftAid
Royal o￿Ta House EnteFpiises Limited has" a¢Jopted a policy of pwng all its taxable profits to it5 parent
charity, Royal Opera House Covent Garoen Foun¢Jaiion, under Grft Aid. These gift aid payments are
recognised in Royal Opèra House Entwprises Limileil as distributions through equty in the financial period
in which the profits arise, under the temis of the t)eed of Covenant between Royal Opera House Enterpri58s
Limited aThJ Royal Opera House Covent Gar(len Ftjundalion.
The Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation rec(*Jnises the Micomtr in the ￿rKYlIn wfmch the Fyoffts
of the subsidiary arise.
Assets
Asseis a￿ ￿sourceS which are controled by the company as a resuli of a past èvent, frryn which futur•
economic benefits ar• expecte¢J to ffiow to Ihe Charity. Assets a￿ re￿nised only when it is probable that
future economic benefits will Ilow lo th? Charity when the item has a cost or"valuè thal can bÈ mèasured
liably.
Debtors
Debtors lal into the d*ffiniti"on of assèts arKI encompass trade debtots. accrued income. prepayments and
intra-group balances. D•btors are measured al the cost of the Iran$￿ts"0n where receipt is not deferred
beyond normal terms. Whére rèceipt is defeffed beyond nomial terms. thedeblor is measured at the present .
value ol the future receipis discounted at a market ratè of inlerest for a similar debt instrvment. In both
instancas. measuremènt is nel ol provisim for doubuul debls.
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QocvSKJn ID". A1295D5B-3427439A.94D7Q4J89E4864797
Royal Opera klouse Covenl Garden Foundation (Limited by gvarant8el'. Cornpany Number 00480523..
TDJStees' rewrt aThd consolyjaied firtancral slatemen￿. 52 %*pek perKKI en(JeLI 29 Augu512021.
Ltabilities
Liabilities anse when there is a present Ob￿gatIOn 0￿10rconsh7JCtsve)aS a resulEof3 p3stevefit, from whkh
fulure economi¢ benefft5 are expected lo flow to the supplier or counterparty., Liabilitl8s are ￿cOgnised only
vthen it is probable that future ec￿ornI¢ benefits wll flow to the supplser or counterparty and when the item
has a cost or valu8 that can be measured rdiably. Contracted cornmitmenls are not recorde¢J as liabilitses on
the balance sheet. as the criteria for recogn1b￿ have not been n*t. Convnitments are disc4Jsed in notes
30lbl and 301¢1.
Creditors
Creditors 1811 into the definitM)n ol liabilities and encompa55 trade creditors, accruals for costs not yet billed
or p¥ocessed, deferred income and intra￿1()UP balances. Cfeditors are measured al the cosl of the
transaction where payrr*nt is not deferred beyond normal temis. Where payrrenl is deferred beyond norrnal
tern%. the creditor is measured at ¢he present value of the future payTronts discounled al a market rata of .
terest a siJrilar debt instrument.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are those that can.be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretson of
Ihe Trustees and include destrJnated funds. reprvJentsrffJ tjnrestrided funds whKh have b¢grTr earmafked lor
particular purposes.
Restricted funds are to be vsed in accrydarKe with tharilable objects and sFecific restri¢tions rAacèd by the
donor. Restricted funds have been lurther subdivided into restricted ir￿orne funds and endowment.funds.
Restricted income funds are expendable at the discretion ofthe Tnjslees on spec¢fic purpo5e5 as requirèd by
Endowment funds rep￿SeTrt those assets that a￿ requi￿ to be invested to pr(xlu¢e to meet
expenditure. eitheras dsrecled by the endo￿nI (K for general purposes.
Atransler is rnadebe￿een ￿SIncIe{l capital furbJ5. represenliThJ tang*)le fixed ass8ts required to be held for
resthcted purpow, and unrésthcièd funds to matth charg8d ￿ Ihw tangib￿ fixed assets.
Cash at bank and In hand
Cash at bank and in hand lic￿deS cash equiroknts are defined as short-term, highly IN]uid
investments that are readily convertible to krth￿ amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant
risk of changes in value. These inckjde deposts wilh more 24 hours. nobce toacce5s.Anycash deposits '
at instrtutsons with a notice pwirAI of lorser than three monlhs are separatety diseloséd under Short temi
nvostments.. De[￿lts.
Short tgTm Inv•stin¢nts'. Dopo$its
Cash deposits wilh nots"c8P8nixls of mor* than three months ar8 separalety disd05ed on the balance sheet
and included in investing actiwt*s loi Ihe purposes ofthe cash flowststement. These have a maturity date of
less than one year and a￿ hdd lor invesbmenl PUfFK)ses raiher than to meet short-teim cash commitments
as tw fall t1ue.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciati¢)n
T8ngitrAe fixed assets are staled al cosl bs5 accunKJlated (Jewe¢iatrf)rb. TaThib* ffixed assets ￿$tIng less '
than £1.500 are r￿1 capitalised and are expensed through the ir￿A)me and expenditurè account. Depreciatson
is prowdad at annual ratès on a strawJht4inè basis to writè off the cost of tangible fixed assets over their
estsmated us•fullives.
rhé prin¢ip* ratès US811 arè as foEbws'.
Freehold land and b￿ldIng$ .
Eqyipmentand vehicles
2-33%
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0￿$VY￿ En¥8hy ID.. A1295DW3427439A.91D7-8089E4864797
Royal OFera House Covenl Garden Foundation (Lirniled by 9uaranleel. Company Nurnber 00480523.
Trustees, report and consoliéale(l finan¢131 slatemeni$_ 52 week peri{￿ ended 29 August 2021.
2-20%
Stagè, producbonandtechnical equIpr￿¢
Othèrequipment
2-25%
Computer hardware
33%
.Motorvehides
25%
Assets in eourse of construction are transferred to functional tangitle fixed asset Categ￿ when Ihe asset
is ready for u$• and depreeiatet1 therèafter.
Hgrllag• a￿ets
The Royal Owa House maintsins Ihefollowng types of herrtagè assets..
Finè art
Costumes and a￿¢SsOrieS
Other col*tions
Heritage assets are carrie¢J at fair value. Fa* value of the fine art collects.on Is based on retail replacement
cost. Management have made refere￿e to the ￿teSt avaiLqble extemal valuati￿S in lorrnin9 their
assessment of period end fair value. Gains and losses on revaluation are rerANJnised throtjgh 'Other .
recognised g84ns' in Ihe Stslemenl ol Financial Actiwties.
The Royal Opera Housè only recognisès acquis￿On$ on the Balance Sheet where the value of these
acquisitions is g￿01*r than £10,000. Purchases under £10,000 are recognised as an expense in the iwwme
and expendIlu￿ account in the period they we inCur￿d.
Jtside ol those assets recognised on the balance sheet. there is an exten￿Ve collèction of othèr itèms that
are not valved and not induded on Ihe balance sheet. These indtKle. but arè not limitéd to. costumès,
accessories, rrMJsic scor85 and thè audio visual colleciKJn. Before embarking on a comprehensive valuation.
these assèts woukl need to be lulty catalogued, and given theextent ol the rtems this would be a conshderable
and lèngthy task. Also, thje to the uniqutness of the majortty ofthese assets, there is no Comparab￿ market
value.
Expenditure which is required tc> preserve Ix prevenl further deleriorats'c¥J of individual colJèctK)n items is.
r¢cognised in thè income and exp8ndilure account when it 15 InCu￿ed. Thè Collectsons department has a
rolling pr(¥Jramme of￿￿eW arKI restoratson and thè budget put asidè for this on an annual basis is £15,000.
Investments
Invèstmènts. excludiThJ inveslmenls in subsit1iaries, ar• shown at fair value as at the balance sheet datè. A
fair value measurement is categoris*d in its entsrety on the basis of the bwesl level input that is signtficant
to the fair value measurement in its ents"rety.
Lèvel 1.. The unadjusted quoted prio in an active market for idènkn.cal a55èts or liabilities that the entty can
access at the m?a5urement date.
Level 2.. Inputs other than the quoted prices wrlhin Level 1 that observable li.è. davèJop¢d using markot
datal for the asset ￿ liability. either directly or indireclly.
Level 3.. lriwts.are unobservabl¢ {i.e. for whth martel dats is Lwwailablel for thè asset or liability.
Realised ar￿ ￿n￿alised gains on inveS￿nIS are.recw.5$8d in the ineome and expenditure ￿CoUnt.
Investrnènts in subsidiari8s are r*cor(led at cost in the irKJiwdual balancè shèet ol the charity.
Forelgn curronel•s
Assets and liabilitiès in forewJn currenctes are transkte(l into sterling at the exchange rate njling at balance
sheet dale. Transactions in fOre￿n currency are translated at the exchange rate ruling at that date of the
Iransaclion. Foreign currency gains and losses are recowised a5 resource5 ￿p￿nded in th&"income and
expenditure acwunt.
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D￿&"￿7 Envew ID.. A129s05B4427439A.94D74￿4￿64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FouThYalion (Limited by guaranteel". Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. reporl andconsokndaled finaw* slalernent5. 52 week peri(xJ ended 29 Auousl 2021.
Intsn9Sblg fixed assèts
Intangible fixed assets iftduik investment in'FwograrrwThng costs aThl eorwyuter SO￿are.
Investsnent in progfamming costs are capitalised and arnrb5ed ov•r t￿1r expected useful Irfg, which is up
lo years depending on lornHt and the terms of licenres acquired. The costs caytalised are third party
osts that indude caplure Costs. Post-producbon wsts. rights dearartrces and otherdI￿C￿Y attributable ¢x)sts.
Thase assets are ￿￿eWed lor impalrment where events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying anjjunl may not be recoverablè. anbo"pated k)sses on inLfjvi¢Jual projects ar* axpènsed in the
income and expenditure aco)unl.
.Comput•r softw*è is Stat￿ at Cost less ar￿￿#￿ated ar1K)rtiSati￿. ComFthr SO￿are costing less Ihan
£1,500 is not capitalised and is expensed thr(xJgh the incom• an¢J expenditure account. Amgrtisalion is
provided at an annual rate of 33% on a straight4in• basis to write off the cosl of the ¢omputsr software t)vèr
its estimated useful life. Computer softNIa￿ in cwrse of constructw is transferred to thè intangible asset
category vthen asset is ready for use. and amorb'sed Ihereafter.
Basic Loans
Loans payatAtr arè included attheiramortised cost and disck)sed in Note 26. The long term portion is induded '
in Creditors." amounts falliTrJ due afterone year with the ojrrent port*)n inchjjed in Creditors.. amounts falling
due within one year.
Loans r￿e1vable arè indudèd at th•ir cost and disdosed in Note 25..The lor*J term porbon is
included in Dèbtots.. Amounts t1ue after one year the c￿￿￿t porb(￿ included in Deblors.. arnunts due
thin one year.
Expondltur•
Expenditure on charitable activites comprises expenditure ￿ prc*Yuctions. sales and operations ofthe Royal
Opera House. and grants and transfer5 to third patyorganisations. Directexpenditure on productions staged.
. is charged to Costs of produditsn and sales on thè day of thè first pèrfom)ance. Expenditure relating to
produ¢lK>ns which havtr not had th*"rfirSI￿rfornIan¢t bythe period end a￿ held on the balar￿e sheet under
thè caption'Productions in prepafatKin.'
Expenditure on raisin9 lund5 consist ol direct fvndra￿rg costs arKJ costs of conwnercial tradi￿ operations.
Thèsè costs ar• recognised when incurned.
Support costs. inclvding managemenl and adrrmnistration. and preryllses and depreciation (x)sts have bèèn
allocated across expenditure on production. sales and operntion, and expendrlure on raising fijnds. SLrppcKI'.
costs are anatysed in notè 14.
On occasion, management deodes to make ￿UndanCY w terminalion payments for operal*Jnal rèasons.
These a￿ expensed in the SOFA on an ac£nJJs basis.
Governance cost5. induding auditfee5 and legal and profesS￿al fees on statutoryand go¥￿nance matters.
ara allocated across expenditure on woductions. sales and operatioTh. aThJ expenditure on raising lunds.
These are analysed in note 13.
Inte￿st payable is shovm separ*ety in the Strtement of Financial Acti￿￿e$ and in note 26.
Any irraeovèrdbk VATIS ind￿Je￿ as part of the cost tOvth￿ it relates.
L•as•s
As a lessee.. OperaiirNJ lease rentals a￿ charged to the StaterI￿t of Finanrial Activities w a straight line
basis over the period of the ￿ase.
As a le5sor'. Finanee leases a￿ kases in which 5ubstanb.ally all the risks and rewards ol CMneFship. other
than 18941 trfè. afg transfeired to thè f8sseè. Assats acquired and held for use under finarsce leases are
presented as a debtorat an amount equal lo the net investment in the lease_ FIrtan￿ income is svbsequendy
cognised at a constant pen.odic rate ol retum on that net inves11￿1. Conbngent rent8ls arising undèr
finance leases are recojnised on receipt.
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th)cu&9n Envok)p• ID.. A129505844Z7439M4D7-8089E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covent Garden FoundalK)n (Lirniied by guaranteel." Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. report ant1 ￿nsOl1￿81ed financial slalernenis. 52 week period encJ8d 29 Au9U5t 2021.
Pension costs
The chafityoperatesa penS￿nSchemèpro￿d1ry beneffts based on final pensionaue pay,which is nowclosed
to future accrual. Pensw)n schèmè assetsar& measvred at fairvalue. Pension scheme liabilities are n)easured
using a prosected unil rrettrK)d and discounted at the cJJrrent rate of retum ￿ a high qualrty corporate bond
of equivalent temi and currancy to thè liabilty method. The penston scheme Tr"ability Is d6sclosed on the
balance sheet within unreslricted funds. The acluarial gain or k)ss fix thè period 15 disclosed und8r other
recognised gains and losses in the Slaternenl of Financial Actmlies. Thè Current servicè costs and finance
charge are included within expervjitureon pr0dud1￿$. salesando￿TatiOn&.Th￿llKy￿Me￿ts analysed
in detail in note 31.
Th? group also contwTrbulès to five definèd contn"bulion sch8m•s for dancews. siNJ8rs, musicians, and
administrdtion staff. The arrv)unts charged to th• state￿nt of Finanual Actiwts"•s r•present the contnbutions
payablè to tts sth¢més during the pènod. The.amounts are shoym in the Stst•m*nt of Financial Acts'vities in
the same activity as Ihe payr￿1 costs which relaie to that actmty. For amounts which relate to payroll c95ts .
wilhin sL￿port costs. these are all¢xated io the rekvant activity cn the same basis as other 5UPPOrt ￿Sts(S￿8 '
Note 141.
Any liabilities for unpaid contributions at ye.arend are inckKled in unrestricted creLlitNs ￿ the balance sheÈL
Sto¢k$
Retsil itèms.are included at the bw¢rofcost and net ￿affi$ab￿ value.
Producllons In preparatlon
Expendilure relating directy to a Pfoduction which is incurred in advance of its staging, such as
commissioning, t￿11￿ costs and stocks of production materials. are hekl in the first instsnce on the bal8nce
sheet and disclosed under the headiThJ 'Productions in p￿parall0n.' These costs are subsequently charged
the income and expendilure accthjnl in the perKxl in which Ihe w(xluction's first performancè take$ plac•.
Glfts In klnd
Investments and other donateil to thè charrty 8r• Inc[￿ed as donat8d voluntary income valued a
markét value atthe timè of rèceipt.
Volunt¢•rs
The Royal Opera House Group benefits from the robg played by voluntegrs, which indudes assisting,in
t4Trn leaming and partiapation 8ctivibes, hdping V*ith lary& mail-ouls and Some general administrative
support. Royal Opera Housevolunltrer Programme includes a numberofvolunteers in Thurrock. C)onated
Sofvices such as the coniribution from unpavj vdunteers are not reczgnised in Ihe Slalerrenl of FinanGial
Activi￿.eS as the amounis involved wouhy be impractical lo measure.
Financial Instrum•nls
Financial instruments are ac¢Aiunted for in aCcOrdar￿ with FRS102. Financial instruments are rèeognised
only when Ihe Group and Charity becomes a party to the contradual provisKMis of the instrumenl.
The initial amount recognised is the transaction prire. except for finanryng tranSactir￿S[ftyr èx8mpl8, loans
below market rate ￿ acccKJnts where payment is deferred beyond normal term51 where the amount
recognised initially is the presenl value of the ftrture pay￿￿ntS. discounted at a market rate of in¢erést for a
similar debt insinjmenl and subsequentty at amoTb"sed Cost using Ihe effecrive rale of intèrèst deteminèd at
inceplion of the knan.
Subsequent meaSu￿rnen1 ateath yearend for non￿nancing tran5a¢ti¢)ns is:
un(liscounted cash receivable or paYa￿e fordebt inslruments due or receNable wtthin one year{thi$
1ndtsd￿ intra-group balances. apwl Irom intra-groLP loans.. whith are deem8d to be T8pay*Ae on
demandl".or
amortised cost using thè elTe¢tsve ￿terest rate meth>J lor debt instmments due or receivable for
rTh)re than ￿e year. or
69

Doojsign 10.. A1295D5&3427439A.91074Ak89E4864797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Ffxjndaiion ILimiled by guarantee).. Company Number 0048C1523.
Twslees, report and rxjnso1￿aIed financial siaiernenls. 52 week period ended 29 August 2021.
fair value fcjr investments in pubh"t* traded shares. fur￿5 and bonds.
For financial assets meaSts￿ at arThytised cost, an wnpaimient assessment 15 condueted 8t year end and
there is any objeclive evKlence of an impairment loss, that loss Is ￿cogniSed in thè Statement of Financial
Acthvities imrredialdy.Where Ihefe is sub5equenlly obl.ectNee￿den¢e thatlhe circumstances have improved.
the impairment. Ioss 15 reversed in the Ststement of Financial Acbvitie5 immed4ately, limited lo what the
carrying amounl woukd havo bèèn WithL￿1 Ihtr irbiti* irrpairrr*nt.
Afinancial asset and a finanoal lia￿"l1ty is offset and the nel amthJnt presented in the Balance Sheèt whan.
and onlywhen, lal the￿ is Cur￿ntIY a legallyenforceabte (ight to setoff the recognised amounts,. and Ibl theie.
is intention either to setde on a nel basis. or to realise Ihe assel and sewe th8 liability simultaneously.
Financial instruments ar¢ di5d<)sèil in Notè 33. Seè policiès abovèfor'specffic poliues forcash at bank and in
hand. debtows. cr8ditors, ifivèstm8nts and basic loans.
Taxatlon
As a charitable entity. the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Fwndalion {Limiteil by Guarantee) is èxèmpt
from corporale taxation. There are no rewgnised deferred tax in subsidiaries as the￿ are no
recognised ￿9n￿Can1 tirThng dtfference5.
Employ•• bènèf
All employee benefrts a￿ recc*anised as expenses in the per￿ in which they are incurnad. Post-
employment benefit5. ￿presenting conlritryjtions into defined conknbubon plans for current employees are
équally rèeogniséd as èxpènsés in thè p8riod in which the contributTon payable is exchanged for servirxs
rendered by ernploy¢es. The assèts of the scheme are held separately frorn the charity.
A teminab.on benefit lability is recognised at the earfierof Ihe fdbwiro dates".
when the entity can no Icrfw wthdraw the offer of those benèfits ar.
when the entity rerA)gnise5 costs lor the roskncb"rvJ whth invofves the payment of tekniination
benelits.
70

DotrJSvJn Erw*+)￿ ID". A12950584421-439A-YD7-W9E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covent Gardén Foundalion ILim*lett by guaranleal.. Cornpany Numbei (XJ480523.
Twstees, rpport and consolKJ3ted financi￿ statements. 52 week pertod 8￿je(l 29 Augusi 2021.
2. Subsldiary undertaklngs
Charitable sul>sidiari•$
The Gharity has one Connected charity- Ihe Royal Opera H￿se EThJowment Fund 2000. The Royal 0￿ra
House Endowment Fur￿ 2(x￿ is Ireatéd as a subsidrdry for ¢yJtlned in Notè 1.
Royal Opefa House Endowment Fund 2000 Ithe-Endovm*nt Fund") supports ihe work of the Royal Opera
House and other ofganisations by raisiThJ funds to support proiects which" incfease the appreciation and
understanding of the musical ats in all fomis. It isa separately regisiered charity. and its board ha5 8 majority
ofTrustees wh) are independent ofthe Royal Opera HcwJse.
The summary resums torthe Endowment fvThY are shown bebw.
Y•ar ÈTrd•
Year Ended
Jl.Auy-20
Lgw"
620
711
61Z
EApondftur•
Cost c¢ s*ES eTper6es
(•)
OonBtknn& and tyanfs tr*thr9W
{1426)
Ih¥e*rn•rt mwrs. rees
Z4fj
20L
4.462
(2321
4393
71

DouJS¥)n En¥eknp810." A1295D5B-3427439A.91074089E4864797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundalbjry (Lirniled by guaranieel." Company Nurnber 00480523.
Truslee5' rewrt and consdi(Jated financial stalernenls. 52 week pery(￿ etKSÈd 29 Augu512021.
2. Subsidiary undertakings (continued>
The assets and liabilits.es of the Endowmsnl fund werè:
EYJOJ
J9.D75
31.S84
Currert4*5*ts
Ll.645
(￿r￿ni￿a￿L
l01iil fund5
Exceptforfixed asset investmentswhich at 31 August 2021 had an historical (x)sloft3S.4m [31 Augusl 2020.-
£33.Sm) the￿ is no dIfferer￿ be￿n the carrying values and their historical cost equivalents.
Trading subsidiaries
Thecharity has h¥0 trading subsidiaries- ROH Holdings L*nited and Royal Opera Hous9 EniWS￿ Limited.
Royal Opera House Enterprises Lirnited I'ROHEL-I 15 a wholly owned trading subsidiary. whose principal
activities are catering io custorrers siaff of the Royal Opera House. lh• sponsorship of Royal Opera
House producty'ons, multirnedw pr<)duGtion and distribution. hi￿ of allocated spaces within the Royal Oper
House. the sale of rnerchandise through the Royal Opera House shop. the sale of advertising through the
Royal Opera House programmes an¢J Ihe licensing of the Royal Opera Hryjse brands. The charity owns the
entire issued Sha￿ capital. The feporbng dale of ROHEL is the sarr* as the chanty's. which l*ls on the last
Sunday in Augusl each y?ar.
ROH Hddings is a holdirvj conyny and has one whdly owned subsidiary. ROH Davtlopments Limited. a
. property developmenl company. The ROH Hddings Group prepares its accounts to 31 August each year.
Summary irading resuts of all tradin9 subshliaries are shown belw.
ROIIIIL
52
$3
52 wq•*
pwSod eTrded
3X-Au9-Zl
É'ooo
52 week
. peDod enoed
31-•JJ9-20
E'QQO
123bqO
18,6501
Cast cf Saks
(4609)
{5)
r¥fa55
24?
3.390
(X.051)
{1.4561
S.193
Profil b•forn tsxailoTr
1.934
Tèxalknn oJrrErt
(IX7)
1367}
Tèxalbn rEWlyryJrrnii VEorf5 pr•*ts
367
1.934
{&193}
11.934)
r￿&7 fwth•
72

DocuSwJn Envelo￿ ID." A1295o5B-￿27439A-g1D7￿o89ElB64797
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Fourvjalion (Limiled by guaianleel". Corwny Number 00480523.
Truslees, feJKJrt and consolidaled.financial slalernerbt5. 52 week perhyj ende<l 29 Augusl 2021.
2. Subsidiary undertakings (continued)
The assets and liaknlities of èaeh tr¥Ang subsKliarywerè:
ItOHblL
3X-IW-2X
320
X534
2.9$5
Cumt Ith1￿¢5
(L950)
(2.1791
(5)
{fj￿)
176
176
J20
320
176
32
3. Income from operation of Royal Opera House
$2
SJ
pefjod
endtd
-Ay.2Q
É'ooo
Si
SJ
29."*21
30.*JJ9.20
É'ODO
vTrre￿6Eledfvryd
The Roy41 Ova
The
15.8UJ
Ll.744
n5
27.617
Jbllcatbj
othe
478
A.J
3.551
$1•
35,)48
2.418
&6X9
37.766
Other incorre includes £1.97m (53 week period ended 30 August 2020.. £3.69m). This represents box
receipts from producbons. other than those on the main stage, ¢¢wroduction in￿rne and incgrrp from
produdion and coslume hires. income from audi(Trwsual exploitabon, income from ￿arning and parts"cipation,
income from ice-crearn sales and backstage touws and other inwrT* from sundry sources.
4. Grants from Arts Council England
52
7*-Aug-2
AL¥.2
Its 9rtrtth ¥d
24,213
Re¥trf<ted ￿￿¥1
Arts ￿n(rf Engiirto. &1OL¢fiJKlr*J
740
7J2
"Other forms of government assistance, apart from Arts Council England. included grants from the Thurrock
Borough Council and other government agenoes for leaming and participatson projects ol £0.02m (53 week
period ended 30 August 2020.. £0. In7) included as other income ￿ Note 3.
73

Docusiw Envebpo ID.. A1295D584427439A-94D7-W89E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation (Limited by gu3ranleel". Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. ￿[KIrt and consolidated financial stalement5. 52 ￿ek pericxl ended 29 ALgusl 2021.
5. Grants from the UK Government
52w¢*
53wt*k
)0￿9-20
5theme
10.636
The UK Gov•mment's CoffjnavinJs Job Retenljon Scheme ICJRSI was announced on 20 March 2020 as
one ol a numbèr of support schemes for UK emFJloyers as a result of the impad of the CovKY-19 pandemic.
'Initially the scherre was lo run for three months. backdaied to 1 March 2020. The UK Governr￿￿t extended
the schem¢ into 2021 wth support varwn9 from 60% of a staff wage up to a maximum of £1.875 per per50n
pèr rn￿th to 80¥0 of a staff wage up to a total of £2,500 pef person per rrKJnth. No national insuwcg or
employer pension contributions were supported. The Sche￿ closed at 30 Septeml*r 2021.
6. Donations. legacies and similar incoming resources
52 wetlr
perlod
ended
39.Awg-
£'ooo
Member*lp
737
,737
Events
io
26.527
io
.9
)l.V4
I￿18
3&74•
53 i¥q¢*
Èrl
JD-Aug-
20
M•m￿r*1P
7.453
7.453
Everyts
369
IS.754
5.347
L67
23.576
5.347
74

Oocii&gn Envekjpe 10.. A1295D58-3427439A-9107-W9E4B64797
.Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation (Limited by guarantee)." Company Nurnber 00480523.
Trustees, report and con501KSaleil linancial statements. 52 week perKKI ended 29 AtWU512021.
7. Commercial Trading Income
52 ¥•e*k
S)
'pthod onded
3￿*￿9-10
£￿1￿)
Cateth*
5.551
X.7*•
1.904
42?
340
2S7
2.5$6
Rot41
uttrw
21
463
4JZ4.
I2,502
The closure of the Opera House for Ihe majority of the 2020121 Season resulted in significant impact lo
commereAal incoTh* streams. in parb¢ukr catèring. cinema. rètail and venu• hire.
8. Investment in¢ome
É'o
"262
414
l70
Z70
sji
-222
Y54
5J ¥J••*
Funth
30-Aug.ZO
463
1,027
nance IthT5e Irrtere5t
270
834
463
L.2t*7
Oividend and interest income is èamed on fuTrds managed IIOT the Royal Opera House Endowmént Fund
21Y)01 by the investment managers St￿ehage Fleming Investment Management Limited, Troy Asset
Management Limiled and Newton Invèslmenl Management Limited. and as well as interest r8ceived on bank
dèposits. Finance lease inteiest income 1$ dérived from th• leases fN the r&tail unrts on the 51te of the Roy81
Opera Housè.
75

Docusiqn En¥eknw10." A1295D5B-3427439A-9407-WE4864797
Royal Oper8 House Covenl Garden Fwndalion ILitThted by gua￿nIeel- Company Number 00480523.
Trustees, report Consol￿￿ted financial slatemenis. 52 week persod ended 29 August 2021.
9. Expenditure on productions. sales and operations
l•-Aug-21
E'ooo
7he Rvy* cyva
k.179
233
1.fj2J
9.426
th¢sy• ol the AoyJi
4.163
Aoythi*s and trlrefe
81
2.357
4.924
SIOYE trar6Wt
6.)>?
I,n?
X24
197
SQ3
Frtint ol House
437
VArkebry Ond puW￿ty
6.49$
&770
E¢bj¢a¥￿. attfmves
*oJ
ISIS-
pw costs (note L41
22.391
1.$61
Ir*Jt• LOI
AO
Im)
{•70}
61.365
13.919
75.3J4
53 w•0
perlod ended
Fur
Rw41 CVEV
14.945
l.D72
X6,017
ThE Rayal &Mel
9.286
X¥070
estra ofth¢ Rtrral H
1.53fy
9.575
Royall*sand le
423
413
5.3n
X2.758
sttye transwrt
9.585
3.D¥l
X¥676
Twrkng ¢XWS¢5
1.959
6.417
185
Fmnt or bl(wS¢
1.4
I,A23
6.e07
407
?.274
Eduwtyl. èrthves b IN¢ r¥*$
1.0)4
Supwrt costs Itiot* 141
24.329
61$
24.947
Grlrts (not*
io
J53
91,18S
17,$45
76

Docusign Envd4)e IO". A1295D5&3427439A-940740gYE48fj4797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FoUndat￿n (Limiled by gtsaranl881.' Company Numbet 00480523.
Trustees. reptsrt and consolh*aled financial statemenis. 52 *Eek pe￿￿ 8￿￿e￿ 29 August 2021..
9. Expenditure on produ¢tions, sales and operations {continued
The employer cash contribution to ihe defined benefit pension Sche￿￿ is included in the eX￿ndIture on
productions, 58les and in operations in the Unrestricted fund in the Statement of Finanual Aclivities. The
gain ￿ the pension scheme above. whth is recognised in the un￿StriCted pensKJn reserve in note 27,
represents the difference befften the cash contributions and the &¥pense in the Staternent of Financial
Activities a5 calculated by Ihe Scheme's acbjary Irefer to Mte 311.
10. Grants
$2
53w
3trAv9-20
É￿00
ilnre¥trf¢ted fvnds
Giant to rtQy41 S(
io
io
Grants made are in fvrtherance of the charivs obiectNes.
11.'Expenditure on generating voluntary income
53 w•¢k
F￿r
*hd•d
29-Au9-21
i.s78
10
Fun4raS4w o¥•rh••Jx
530
057
.007
L•73
3.115
53
perfod
<¢Hs
175
L790
Qv
i.sis
15$
Supportcasts
1.012
Is
037
4,152
355
4.507
77

Oocuslgn En¥tknpB10.. A129SD5&3427439A-9407-8089E4864797
Royal Ope¢a House Covenl Garden Foundalion ILimrte4 by guaranleel.. Company Nurnber 00480523.
Truslees, report and con501KJaled financial 5ts1emen15_ 52 *ek per￿d ended 29 August 2021.
12. Expenditure on commercial activities
52 weqk
p•rtod ¢nd•d
19-Auy-IA
29$
ond Ilcer*N (asts
05
Ortetha WY¢aSt COSTS
301
16
JX7
Catsnng co*fs
507
soy
512
587
91
53 wo•*
pertod eTrded
70?
39
194
Autho prndth
disrrtbu¥m o>5ts
L21
132
¥171
46J
Caterfng roals
4.765
765
761
932
210
>•J
. 13. Governance costs
53 WEek
30-Au9-20
£y)uo
Exte￿1 authf 15¢¢ 14)
Log41.￿d costs
104
359
461
468
78

Docusyn EnvekJw ID.. A1295D5B-3427439A-9407-W89E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FoundalK)n (Lirniièd by guaranteel"..Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. report * consolidated financial 51aie(nen15. 52 week pe¥iod enrjeil 29 Augu512021.
14. Allocation of support costs
y￿u￿r*y
T•t4152 ¥J••
2Wu9.21
29-W21
2•-Aw2X
É'ooo
20S
439
4.795
Prern15es
9.810
9,109
ify)
343
9.S17
104
¥59
Leyl and ￿$9￿￿(￿$
1.0
2&024
Total 53 wetk
pirfud Ende
3Q-Aw•-20
'ooo
eratw Itwe 91
IKc*Tre 11}
ju-￿9.20
5.539
9.459
9.498
XfNJ
149
230-
393
39$
5.769
•.•$2
9,B93
Extern414utht
15
364
14.945
1.037
2S.M2
Directly attributable support Costs are allocated to govemance costs vthere appropriate. The remaining
support costs are pro•raied btheen the key ry￿t driving areas.. expendilure on produelions." sa16S ond
optrations and eX￿ndItUre on raising fvnds. based on th￿[ proportional eosts to the ovèrall costs.
15. Restru¢turing Costs
52 *HIL
53 week
no¢ ertde
30+WJp20
Uiirastvbrt•d
5.816
6•1
s.816
In July 2020 the Royal Opera House announced a ￿strUctr￿le of the Organisat￿n as part ol a fouryint plan
to deal with the lonTrterm impacts of the Cowd-19 pandemic on the Royal Opera House and ensure its
continued existence. The consuRabon process wlh affected staff and the three recognised unions.. Equity,
the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinefflatogrnphic and Theatre Union IBECTUI and the Musician's Union
concluded in December 2020. The impact of Ihe r&strucbJre conbnued into ihe 2020121 Season with further
slruclural char¥Jes planned, rn partiojlarwjthin the Hvman Resources team.
79

rknusign EnveW10.. A129505B-3427439A-94074AI89E4B64797
Royal Oper8 House Coveni Garden F(XJfhyaik￿ ILimited by gvaranleel.. Cornpany Number OD480523.
Trustees, reFX)rt and Consolidated financial slalements. 52 week perirmy ended 29 Au9usI 2021.
16. Total expenditure
Net lexFendiiTr)l ino)me 15 Stated after thargin9 th• folkming:
53we
penoo ¢r￿e¢
30-Aug-20
Z9-Aug.31
E'ooo
Fqes payatle tothe th•rt4t4e<ompany%auL*ty fvrrttw%EryKe5'.
2S
It tEe5 re&Dn9 fc ppnL*l
Dopredation and othet WLIxWltS￿lsttÉrl{•..
Tèn¥iLIE fixed InoLE 21)
AmorOsadDTr & inrangiNé fLY￿ assÈts(we 20)"
o*rttingieastS- Llnd
lrter¢* ptyab
15
466
9.402
1,09)
24
62
loz
17. Gross transfers between funds
52 week
p•rlod en4¢•
2fvAug-2X
Fun
l¥nd$
E'ooo
Dtpredakn &•Ano1￿￿ 17(47)
271
xed A55tt Fur
17(t•)
{5.W)
17(¢)
10.7*1
17t¢)
926
192$)
41.697)
53 we¢k
P￿id
Fun
Furts
30-Autr20
Gross trimkn b•tW•E
rufflds
7fa)
(JOU?
1.502
(sssi
other DeskJnat¢d Futyts
J7f¢3
7.Tr3
[7￿]0?
J4d?
(M.oJ7)
11.9871
{al Depreciation ol £0.3m (53 week periodended 30 August 2020.. £0.3m) was charged againsl unrestricted
incorne Ihen matched by a Iranslerfrom restricted funds. Restricted funds inCl￿e those funds ihat havé bèèn
granled specifically tofinance Ihecapital expenditureon the Bob afKITamw Manwkian PrrAlu¢tion Workshop
and the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costurne Centre.
Ibl A nel transfer of £5.5m (53 wèèk Fwiod eRKfed 30 August 2020.. £1.6m) was rri8de to Ihe Un￿stricted
' Gènèral Fund. There was a transf•rfr￿ Rèstrictèd Funds ol £0.5m, ￿p￿sent￿)9 am￿JntS received for the
O￿n Up project (53 ￿8k P￿0d ertd￿ 30August 2020.. £0.6m). There was a transfer ￿ £5.0rn from the
Unrostricted Fixed Asset Fund to the un￿StriCted General Fund. ￿p￿sentsng a transfer for Ihe net dscreasè
in the charity's tsngibl& r￿ed assets (53 wegk pgric*l ended 30Augusl 2020.. £1.Om).
80

r*)cvSign Enveknpe ID.. A129￿lS￿2743gm4D7-ao89E486479?
Royal Opera House Coveni Garden Fourmlalion ILimited by guarant8el-. Cornp3ny Number 00480523.
Trustees. report and (x)nsolKJaled financial 51alements 52 *eek periL*1 ended 29 Augu512021.
17. Gross transfers between funds (continued)
Icl A net transfer of £6.8m (53 week pwiod ended 30 August 2020." £7.OmJ was madè to other designated
funds. A transfer was made frcm Unrestricled General Funds t+oIIEr ¢ks•Ja*d fuK15 of£6.8m ￿pr￿S•ntifig
rg¢overy campaign funt1s accunbjlated in the 20121 Season.
Idl Transfèrs of £0.9m (53 period ended 30August 2020.. £1. Im) were rnade to Unrestricted General
Funds from Restricted Funds.
18. Staff numbers and costs
The lull time equivalent numbèrof casu¥J 51aff èmploy8d by the group during the ￿riOd was
as folliws:
. 53
I9-A￿lI
JO-Av9-20
440
L29
14J
Rwai ortrt
S?lÈsand markeb(*J
Manawent antt
Fvndrai9lWJ
71
67
71
91
4)
35
36
Prernlsos
Shup
16
•21
The aggregate payroll costs ofthese Pe￿nS wtts as folbws:
$1 weEh
S3
29-Aty.21
£'ooo
È￿00
Jco
Waws Ind
sw* sethrty <V5ts
Othti Pe￿*0￿ costs. ol W￿..
21•
SI￿70
5,560
4.160
2.960
1.2
3.$
1.434
1.232
.opwalhg costsoldefirnd b￿fit
r￿￿-PAyE pay￿1 costs
4S679
64.299
The average salary cost per eWoyee1£40.7871. exc]udirwJ terrination costs. 15 a decrèase e4)mpared to
prior period1£41,2151 and includes •￿eaSeS for the London Living w￿e. The decrease in average salary
cast pef em￿oyee is partly due lo a in sakry for all tl*xe.eaming £37,5CQ ar￿ abtsve from May
2020 unbl December 2020 Ic*Jethervrith a saw fw all those earmg a base salary of £75.ry)O #nd
over as a response to the irW ol the Covid-19 pandemic.
Included in the wages and salaries a￿ terminalion and redundancy payments of £1.334.682 (lor 53 wè8k
period ended 30 Augusl 2020.. £417, 179) thal left empkjyment up to 29 August 2021. Wl ttrmination and
redundancy costs a￿ induded in total payroll cosls of £45.7rn. as above.. During 20121 w& recogni5ed
£691,103 (lor53 week period ended 30 August 2020.. £5.876.342) of addibonal payroll costs associated with
the ￿struCture that was first annwnced in J￿Y 2020. which are ￿d￿jed in the £45.7m of total payrol costs.
See Note 1 S for fvrther details.
81

. O¢¢uSun Envdcw ID". A1295D5B-34Z7439A-9407-W89E4864797
Royal Opera Fk)use Covenl Garden Foundat￿ 1￿Mr1ed by guaranleel.. Company Nvmber 00480523.
Tru51ees' report and consdrfjated finanrA31 stalemenls. 52 **ek peri¢>d e￿e<l 29 ALVJUSI 2021.
18. Staff numbers and costs (continued)
Tho èrnolumsnts olall employees, induding ern￿oYeeS wtM)se ernlwr*nts exceeded £6Q.¢x￿10rtha p8ri0d.
fèll within the folhxing bands..
Ilurnb•t of
52*tt
53 weelL
p•rlod ended
3￿￿¥9-20
Tètal
GÈnÈr•i
E59.599
235
$02
19$
777
972.
2$
16
41
22
?1
É70.¢
É?9.999
1¢
14
13
19
g9.W)
£1￿.0￿)
EXQ9.999
£iio.o
£119.999
É12U.QiX)
129.
£139,999
£140,OtyJ
£149,999
É150.0
159.999
£160.0
£169.Y99
17¥.99J '
180,QtsJ
Ei89,999
£220.UQJ
£229.999
£260.0
£39Q,O
£399.999
279
543
Z77
811
X,09•
En￿luM0Th￿ comprise wages and saLaries togetherwith benefrts ￿ kn'nd.
For employees in bandings from £60.0￿ above, contrib¢Jtions of £428.644 (for 53 wètk period erlded
30 August 2020.. £700. 737J We￿ made during the period to defined ¢￿tributiOn pènsion schemes.
Retirement benefils were acuuing lo 81 (30 August 2020.. 125) of the above employees under defined
contribLrtK)n pension schernes. and to nil (30August 2020." under a defined benefit pensIC￿ scheme.
82

DoDJSign EThvdo￿ IO". A1295DsB-3427439A-94D7￿89E4B64797
Royal Opera House Covent Garden FourKJation Ibmited by 9varanteel.' Cornpany Number 00480523.
Trustees. rewfl alld consolidated finanual slalements. 52 week period ended 29 hugusl 2021.
18. Stsff numbers and costs {¢onlinued)
Emo1um￿ts for the key management as folkxws...
5Z week
endod
2•.A*ii
To
bDn
XTrsur•Trc•
Tr*•1
Sir AThtty40 papp4￿.
MySi¢ DhTCtDr
PJÈxandtr 8ear¢. ceE.
ief Ex*cuti¥e
Kevin O'MaYe, Dlrertor.
The
O*ver MEar& fNre(Igror
12
198 495
7Q3 673
53w
. perkd
3￿￿Al-l0
Tow
%rAntQThi• P•ppano.
Sic CNrÈttor
Beard. C8E.
Chlef Eyecuffve
Kevin O*orE. ￿￿t￿r.
The
vLYMeJrs. L¥rottorrf .
268 Le9
303 999
•62
As noted on pa9e 85. Ihere were reduetioris in Salaries in lirnè with the tem￿ of our Cunural Rècovery Fund
loan wilh senior staff 8aming in excess 01 £150.000 taking a reduction of 10% from Dèc8mbar 2020.
Voluntarily. A19x Baard increased his reduciKJn to 25% and S￿Aoloni9 Pappano waived his salary from April
2020 to Jufy 2021.
Emolurnents for Sir Antonio Pappano comprise a salary and separately contracted lees for conduclng and
directing, respectively. The tolal level of fees varies season to season depending on the number of Royal
Opw8 House engagert*)ts undertsken:
Kèy managèmènt parsonnel arè rèllèctèd in the iable abovè."Their compènsakn.on for the $2 we&k péri￿1
ended 29 August 2021 in¢ludèd èmolument5 of £0.6m (53 wèek pg1itxI énded 30AUgU￿ 2020." £1.024m)
which tOgèlh&rwth pensKJn costs 01£24,411 (53 w&èkpèiyodend8d30August 2020." £31,530) and employer
C￿tributi￿$ to nats.onal insurancè 01 £78.998 (53 wèèk period ended 30 August 2Q20.. £136,968) Camè tr)
£0.7m (53 ￿8k period end&d 30 Au9USt 2020.. £1. 19mJ. Key managèment personnel also include Trustees
who receive no compensation as fletai￿ in Note 29. W fflanwje￿ftt personnel do not include all of the
Executivè Tèam as I'sted in thè TnJsteÈs' rekX)rt.
83

DocuSvJn Env8knpe10.. A12950sW2743￿9407&18*4B647gT
Royal Opera House Covent Garden FoundatKJn (Limiled by gvaranleel". ComF4Hny Numbef IY1480523.
Tru$lees' rek￿ and ti)ns¢YNJated financial slalements. 52 %*eek permyl e￿Ied 29 Augusl 2021.
19. Net Galns on investments and on revaluation of heriiage assets
52
53 wmk
rtr** ertthd
)Q-Au9-20
Èndowfflwt FuTrds
5.•69
(1.507)
1,?$9
$2 wq•
p￿h￿d ended
3O-Au9-20
YJ-Au9-2X
X56
(1,719}
G•lnJ l (LoJ¥) w hu#•wE•s5¢ts
156
(3.739)
20. Intangible fixed assets
É'ooo
E'OOO
At bE4lnnlig
*441¥¢rts
13.74•
6.078
913
19.826
•id rfptmod
10,663
Al twinn￿9
AmortiSalLty) ft*petfQO
14482
176
4,967
13.65•
S.678
19,336
Al 29 2021
15
I.YX2
1,327
1.377
84

Oocusign En¥gk)pe ID". A12950￿34274M94O74OsgE4B64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation (Limiled by gvaranleel.. Company Number 00480523.
Trustees. report and consolidated fInar￿￿￿1 slalements. S2 week period endgd ￿ Augusl 2021.
20. Intanglble fixed assets (continued)
th•vity
Ai bo•nnhg W pwloo
*.•70
911
11678
1137
(75)
A4525
49*
23.515
1&334
176
4.967
2L30I
4￿rtis&l10n for oeriOO
Atond ofperto)
16.5JO
5.678
22.188
129 2QZI
is
1.311
1 30 AyJ51 2020
166
1.377
21. Tangible fixed assets
Tot•1
fjr•w*
At bE91n￿￿ &pedr*J
210.533
9.391
819
89.418
264
309.4LI
2.293
Tronthr
1198)
11,Y41
¢tP¢rfr*J
.211.545
.$$1
310.163
AI olptfvd
SS.3
57.3
.Il2.74
Charye tor wrkd
j.oyi
1.46?
5pvM15
(1.0041
11.102}
E￿Of￿d
S9.967
12D.013
A129 Auyugl 1021
1S1.578
9.Q67
19.505
190.150
At 30 z020
155.164
9.391
196.664
85

Dowsign En*kpe ID.. A1295D5B-3427439A-94D74JB9E4864797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation ILimrt8d by 9uarantèel.' Company Number 00480523.
TrJstees' report and con501MJaied.financial stalements. 52 ￿￿k perKxl ended 29 Augusi 2021.
Totsl
£'o
)e9inr¥ty ol ger
dLWJr
210.5JJ
9,391
819
89.466
3¢9.390
1.293
' 1191)
11.3441
X tndof perf
111.54$
9m7
09.$29
JIO.l41
b￿￿￿1￿9 ol wtOO
Charye tsr
Dkr#xals
55.369"
57.357
3.6YI
1l2.ns
8.467
(Jg81
*l•nd olpthr*J
$9,957
Il9,991
Al 29 2111X.
9.067"
29.505
1911.150
At 30 Au4uX 2020
IS5.164
9.391.
3£LOg
1*&.064
Assets in the course ol construction represents txoJert5 in pr£¥Jress and equiprnent received but not placed
in S6￿Ce before th? perroj end1£9.1m).
In 2013. a fixed and floa￿ng tharge lasting 30 years was prowded as security for the potentl81 repaymènt
obligab'ons under a grant of t10m from Arts cour￿11 England for eapital projects.
. In October 2014. a thrsl deed ol TrThytgag• over Ihe Bob and Tamar Marthkian Costume Centre and by way
of first fixed charge. all its presenl and futu￿ plan¢ and machinery on or serving the Property (apart from th&
mortgage charge) and the'rents (il any) was prowde(J a5 secuity fc¢ a k>an of £1.5m from the Thurrock
Borough Council. The curyent baLance of the loan is £1.32m. The net book value of Ihe Bob and.Tamar
Manoukian Costume Centre at 29 August 2021 was £4.2m (30 August 2020.. £4.3m).
As part of the actuarial valuation ofthe pension scheme Isee Note 311, Ihe Trustèè sècured a charge on th&
Royal Opera Htsuse's main seff-occu￿ed t)r0￿rtY10 help coverthecostoftransferring the Scheme's liabilit￿S
to an insuraru company (up lo the amount of £65.3m) if the Royal Oper• House became insolvent.
86

Docu&9n Envekjpt ID.. A1295D5B-3427439A-94D7-mE4864797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundat￿ ILirniled by guaranleel. Company.Number 00480523.
Tnjstees. rpkV1 and eonsolth1ated financial statements. 52 week period erKJed 29 August 2021.
22. Inveslments
{a} Group: The followNJ investments We￿ hekl Ihrough the Royal Opera House Endowmenl FvrKI 2000 at
period end..
30 Avwst
zo
. fvn05
358
- Qurthd e4ui¥
- H•L¥JÈ
291
- C•sh Iwds
?Nos
7.17X
6S2
39.075-
Movements in investments held wth investment managers..
37.017
76Y
AddiVon5 l•t usti
Dlsposals
Net
{3.774}
4.423
(3.909)
37
r¥￿Ular￿￿nI￿F￿
.D7¥
34.676
761
35.43?
Total
JO
2020
T*itsl
EndowmErf Fwnds
P*r 41 begin￿ry5 olptsi90
AdLltionslalcrdll
c4spr￿lS
))
1.997
11.98fr1
1209)
1,146
39.149
1.997
1)501
(112)
)?*ii
773
J8,$84
O># * end pthLxI
761
33.33r*
As at 31 August 2021 investments hekj with in￿stM￿nt managers arè n*aswed at fair value, £38".5m
12020.. £37.9ml categorised as Level 1 and £0.5rrr{2020'. £0.6m} a5 Level 3.
87

Dwisyn ErN9￿P& ID.. A1295D5&3427439A-94D7-￿9E4B6479?
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation ILimiled by guaranteel- Company Number 00480523.
T￿steeS, report and consdKJaled financial 6talernenis. 52 TrHeek period ended 29 Augu512021.
Ib) Charlly: The folk)wing were the subsidiary undertaknrtrjs of Royat Opera House Covent Garden
Foundation as at 29 August 2021..
$h•r¢$ h¢14
ROM
ROH oeV¥Wth￿r$
PefjslonTrust4o
i•0
loo
100
IODVA
The issued Sha￿ ca￿'la1 in ROH HoldiTrJs Liff¥led Iwlmch is thg IK)klbng ¢Lknpany for ROH Developments
Limited) is 2 £1 shares.
ROH Pension Trustee LI￿ed is a ry)n4rnding Subsidiary. Thè issued share caw.tal is 100 £1 shares.
ROH Produth"ons L#nrted has been dOM￿nt since IncorF￿￿ti0n.
The issued Sha￿ capitsl io Royal Opera House Enterpnse5 LwThted is 125.987 £1 shares (125,987 £1 sha￿$
at 30 August 2020J. The remaining balanG* 1$ relaled to the ￿1[￿1 acqui&bon of Royal Opera House
Enterprises Lirnited.
The Royal I￿ra House En¢knirwit Fund 2(￿) 15 a ¢Onr￿cted ol thè Royal Opera H¢JJse Covonl
Garden Foundabon. See Nole 2 for fvrther detail5.
Invesknent ￿ Royal Opera Htyjse Ente￿se$ Limrted".
Chartty
a9
JO
21
2020
Ai bo91thr￿
6.&?6
Ai begirth ofperkd
7•
676
At end ofperhod
6.676
6,676

[￿c￿￿9n Erwekjpe ID.. A1295DSU427439M4D7-808WB64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FoundalK)n ILimbled by gu&anteel'. Company Number 00480523.
Trus18es' report aThJ ¢onsolKJated financial stalemenis. 52 week perKxJ ended 29 Augu512021.
23. Heritage assets
{a} Tangibl• ffixed assets- h•ritay
neart
T•i•l
2•21
E'•QQ
C¢lStor
ty P
L,q77
16.79L
t¥sp0s￿S
(11.2751
Rev4lu*bon
156
1$6
y.oy
5,760
14.149
16,791
The external valuwsforthe.Royal Opera House. MJkPe*rs, Swvr￿￿d1v￿￿8nd DavidVyvyan41c*)inson,
Pthre Vakjerof Gurr Johns. valued the entirety of the fine art collec1￿n in August 2021, on the basis of retsil
,replacement values IRRVI. RRV.￿pre$ents the value used for insurance, based on re￿a¢ement in Ihe retail
market. or where apprwal¢ in the se¢A)nd-haNJ retail markèt items of a *milaf nature. age, condition
and quality.
Included In the finè art collection was # paints"ThJ by David H¢￿￿ney, Portrait of Sir David Webslerwrth Tulips.
In October 2020 the paintsng was sold at auctson to DavKY Ross, the fomier Chair of Ihe Royal Opera House.
Refef to Note 30 for delails of the sale crf this wnlirrfJ. The value of the paintiro at the tiwe of (Jisposal was
£11.275m.
Costumes and acceswies and other ccllections have tntemal valualions. Wherè thè valuation is irttèmal. it
has been provided by Julia Cre8d. Head of Coll8th"ons. Julia Creed has a Mastèrfs dè9ree in Archives and
Récords Management and has worke(l as an archivist ai.thtr Royal Opera Houstr since 2004: since Apn"12015
She has baen Head of collecti￿5.
89

D￿Us19n ID". A1295058-3427439A-94D74089E4864797
Royal Opera House Coveni Garden F(￿ndatiOn (Limsted by gvaranteel.. Company Number (M)480523.
Trustees. report and ¢onsdRJaled finanual ststemenis. 52 **ek pen&a eT¥Jed.29 Augu%1 2021.
23. Heritage assets (continued)
{bl Five year fbnancial summary of heritage asset transactions:
25 •4JyuSt
2019
26 Av9uSt
2018
£'ooo
27AyouSt
201?
£.￿0
2021
2Q20
neart
' CthEr¢die(tyort*
12
earr
n¢art
111.2?5}
eart
(c) Further Inf0m￿tion on HeritageAssets:
The Royal Opera House mwnlains thre? cC41e¢ti¢Y￿ a$ follows..
The fine art col*tion ¢ons$ts ofpaintirvJs. other ￿cbJfeS and drawThJs. fuml1u￿, fvmishirvjs. sculpture and
poitery that have been donated and are on pU￿1C display thr￿ghoul the Royal Opera House.
The coslvmes and accessories ￿lIe¢ll0n COns￿ts of ¢)ver 4.fM)O indNidual iteffts wom by artists at the Royal
Opera House. The collection (x)ntains some items from the late 191h and earty 201h ￿ntUrieS. but most date
frorn 1946 to the present. The majority of the collectw)n is costumes. with a Sr￿atsIe number of hats,
headdresses and J￿￿ery, and a growng numberof shoes. l)oots and wigs.
Other collectiws include photographic eollecllc￿s. dèsign col*b"ons. a wtrnit of Pavarotti and an
autographèd Donizgth score for Elisabgtta. non• ol which ar• on pem)anent wblic display.
All assets are maintained and managed through the heritage asset registerwbth 15 overseen by Ihe Head of
Collections.
Most new acquisitions are made throLlgh donati￿. A limited numbèr of acquisib.ons arè purchased where
assets enhancè the overall Ix)Ilections mainiained by Ihe d)arity. The Royal Opera House W￿ld not normalty.
dispose of any heritage assets in Iheir nomial c(¥Jrse of business.
The preservation of assets is the respon5ibihty of the Head of ColÈeti¢Jns who hold$ an amual budget to
mainlain the quality of Ihe a5Sèts.
Th8 Charity exhibits aswts throughout the 0￿ra House and Ihrough exhibitions. In addition. many assels
may be viewe(l electronirally through Ihe calalcw websit8 at w•M.rohcdlections.
90

Oocu&gn Envekjpe ID.. A129S0￿3427439A-94Q740s9E4B64791
Royal Opera House Covent Garijen Foundati(￿ ILimtied by guaranteel. Compafty Number 00480523.
Trustees. report and consolidated financvJ stslements. 52 week peri(%J eThJe¢ 29 August 2021.
24. Stocks
•rtty
Charity
YJ
24
30
1021
2020
2021
)0
2010
422
12
Dufrythè ssweekperic￿ended 29A(ryust2021 £290.150 (53weekpeiitiYended30Augus12020.'£650,524)
ofstod¢ was expensed through the Statement of Financhil Actiwties.
25. Debtors
Chaniy
Au9v#
2020
29 A¥9¥51
Z•21
2020
Fin4n¢¢iease dÈbbir
Sh30
5,430
dert)￿r￿J$
ymEnt5 .
1,3>)
6.760
600
thartty
l9 A¥9Wgt
1021
rty
30 Av9v4
2020
. 30 *JJw5r
20Zi
rraOE dEbtwS
uW5 due trryn .
undertaWry5
3,473
X.OX2
7.835
353
017
2.074
7.910
ysj
951
XAJ93
719
1.37•
270
Other deblvrs
P￿￿•¥MentS
719
1,091
L8h54
XS.S?9
J9.09e
Amc*Jnts due from subsidiaryand associated undertakings afterw￿re than ￿e year in the Charity represent a
h)an from Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation to Royal Opera House Enterprises Limitell. ￿th
interestcharged ata rate o12%at*)ve Ihe Bank ol England base rate.
Thè expecteil repayments onthe loan aSfdIry￿.
Tot
sz
ndeo
2*4u•.21
16
2AS
211
106
Qu¢ betWft4n onl yEar¥O two y•ar5
oue betw￿ fAT)yws ¥ndll¥e y&ws
>)
633
The finance lease debtor rewe8¢nts a 5% income interest in Ihe ￿e3 for Ihe fttail units on the site of the
Royal Opera House.
91

Dotu&Jn Env&lope ID.. A1295DW)427439￿94DT•)89E4B6479T
Royal OpeTa H(￿￿ Covenl Garden FOunda1￿)n ILimiteLI by guaranleel.. Company Number 00480523.
Tru51ees' rewrt and consolldaled ￿3￿cial slalemenis. 52 week period erKled 29 August 2021.
25. Debtors (¢ontlnued)
Reconciliation be￿eft gross invoslmènt in 8 lèase and the present value ol rrwnimum kastr payments
ceivaNe is as folk>ws'.
GrrAJP
30 August
E'Q
S9.513
Sg.782
5,700
The expected malurity of th¢ 9ro5s in￿$1m*nI in a lease and present value of the minirThJm lease payments
rFceiv8ble is as fd10￿.
Prwftk ¥alw•
•f mlfftlmum
l•aM p•yments
É'ooo
Not iaterthèti (rt v
14ier than nit f¢rt>
Iiier than
270
258
912
4.52D
58.162
59.513
5.700
There are no uThJuwanteed reshlual vahjes awuirKJ to the arwj rn accumulated allowance lor
uncollectible minimum kase payments..There were no ctsntiNJènt forthe perK*J (53 weekpenod
30 Augusl 2020.'.£53kJ.
26. Creditors
Amounts falling due wlthln one year
Charfty
30 Av9vSt
2020
1021
2020
z)¥1
Éwo
Trnde crEdkty5
s0(kil seu
833
1.?24
20.027
9,SQ2
I,￿7
1.724
IJ7
i¥x•x
137
11.J5J
l7.073
415
Dof*ThedlrKomE
Y.086
J).Y4S
33.6L3
Charity.
30 Auyu5t
2020
É'ODO
JO
2D21
2020
2011
rmo
DeferredirKDrne
1¥,770
1¥,3Q6
IEIEi¥Ed
i?.s•*
{9.•01)
48,813
1$9.tl811
15.0•5
(7.X82}
43,091
- 9,502
17.lJ73
9,170
thJnctd boD￿jr
6.309
3.19J
S.8X3
2,652
6.309
Z.B61
1•69
92

Docusign En￿loPe10." A1295DSB-3427439A-91074085E4e64797
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundalion (Limited by guaranleel.. Cornpany Number 00480523.
Twslees. reM and consolKfaled financial staièments. 52 week perKJd 8nded 29 August 2021.
26. Creditors (continued) Amounts falllng due after one year
Thurrock Bon)ugh Council Loan
$2w
53 We4k
EndEd
JOb*4Jg-20
uèiarfe J¢the
i.J65
(102)
1.405
11021
62
Jrtetest
L323
1,365
¥323
1,365
The table below shows the anw)unts arwj b"mings of Tepayments due underthe temis of the ban.
Caprt
Irt¢￿$t
.r•t
S* W4•k
53 Wwk
Ertd¢4
294uw.zi
4S
103
43
s¥
t betweenoneyew•id
45
ioi
fiye ye•rS
155
1$4
147
160
307
DJe ofter five yt•5
1.077
)$9
4J6
¥539
1.323
626
1.36S
so
In October 2014, a first desd of mortgage ovèr the Bob and TaThor Mano¢Jkian Costume cen￿ and by way
of first fixed charge, all its present and luture plant and machinery on or serving the Propety (apart from the
mortgage chargel and the rents fif any) was prowded as security for a loan of £1.&n Irorn the Thurrttk
Borough Counol. The current balance of Ihe loan is £1.32rn. The nel bc*)k value ol the Bob and T8mar
Manoukian Costume Cenlre at 29August 2021 was £4.2m (30August 2020.. £4.3mJ.
93

Docus￿0 En¥8lop8 ID.. A1295D5B-3427439A-9407*J89E4861797
Royal Opera Hovse Covenl Garden Fovndakn (Limited by guarantee)". Company Nurnber 00480523.
Trustees. report an¢J conSol￿ated financi31 stalemenis. 52 yk perii)d e￿Ied 29 Augu512021.
26. Creditors Icontinuedl Amounts falling due after one year
Cultural Recovery Fund Loan
52 W•ok
S3 YleÉk
Perlod
EThded
2•*21
É'09•
>)-Au*20
8alance at tho boglnrlry afftr￿ yow
ImDUrts
8alance aLthp end ol the y•ar
Le55 arnouDt5 th5th5ed In (￿&t￿¥. *r¥yJnts
14700
Tc4al
Tatal
S2 l¥ee*
Porlod
Endqd
£w•
£'ooo
Oue y¢ar
ye4r5
276
nd yurs
1390.
2.561
971.
Oue aftvtsyewts
19.310
21.70D
5.643
27J43
In support of arts organisations affected by the Cowd-19 paTrdern￿. the goverrwnent e$tablishèd a Cultural
Recovery FLmd ICRFI offenng grants lo smaller organisations and roan5 to larger organisations. In March
2021, the ROH received a loan from the CRF of £21.7m. The loan is Inte￿$t bearing, at a rate of 2%. over
a 20 year period and ha5 a four year repayment holiday.
94

D0￿s￿jn Enwlts￿ ID.. A1295Ds8-342743￿91D7-￿)89E48s479I
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Foundation (Limiied by guafdnieel." Company Number 00480523.
Trustees, report and consolmlated financial stalements. 52 week period ended 29 Augusi 2@21.
27. Statement of Funds- Group
AtX•
At
20
-2Q21
£'ooo
4,415
6a,133
168.335)
Urtr¢Striaed Rev•*M*iw furtd
156
(7.4751
389
I￿,*15
{5.0441
1?9.89l
13.800)
5.3?2
Unreitrfrtoo FU￿re Fund
Unve¥trieted Funds b
211.7•6
{6V.YJ5)
150
1,697
213.525
Vnve5trlcMd:
Il•blUty
•70
(¥•.xx#)
7¥M¥
6•.22t
(fj7.465)
VP2
1.697
183A07
R¢strl¢¢¢d funds:
CaF41* Fwd
8.958
ProdUCt￿n FyD¢
12,8911
(10,6361
LP,636
Optyi UD F*Jr
(SCO)
rammÈ
Arfs Countyi Enoiw Chlna thILr
740
398
164
ROH Moldings Liffited
105
105
Fur
3.174
IZ2
2.629
83
T•thi r•*rfrted fv4*
xAx4s
14**1
(143ts)
(X.697)
11337
43.417
.o•i
funds
231054
(•x.•s•)
•.934
244.42S
Unrestrided Funds: Unre51ricted funds are segregated between general funds I￿preSenting free reserves and
unreslricted general funds hdd in trading subsidiaries) and deS￿nated funds. The th￿e designated funds 8t period end
were the Fixed Asset Fund which is sel at a level equivalent to the charity's fixed assets and intangible fixèd assets
(plus approved capital expenditure in the 20121 season carrTred overlothe 21122 sea50nl, the Hèriwe Assel Fund which
15 equivalent to the charity's hentsge 855ets and the Des19nated Future Projects Fund. The Designated Future Projects
Fund represents funds earrn8￿ed for specif￿ ftjture proiects. The pension scheme liabilty is disclosed in accordance
. with FRS 102.
Restricted Funds: The Thurrock Ca￿tal Fund has been established to hokl lunding received in the develOpn￿nt of
both the Bob and Tamar MarK)uki8fi Production Workshop and thè Bob and Tamar Manoukian Coslume Centre in
ThurToek. The Production Fund rèpresènts donations rèceived which a￿ rnstricted lor the purpose of specific .
pr¢)duetions. Thè Open Up Prtsjèct FurKJ has been e5tsblished to hold funding rewved towards the Open Up Project.
capital projèct intended to ènhartcè audiences. èxpeirence of ourwork and inspire wder interest and engagement. The
Bridge Progrèmme Fund rèpresents fundirg rtcèwed from Arts Counol EnglaThJ lor improving the delivery of arts
opportunits"8s for children and young ￿ople. acting as a bn.dgè b•tsveen the ans and education sectors in Thurrock,
Essex, South8nd, Hertfordshirè. 88dfordshir•. Luton and North Kent. The Endowmenl Restricted Income Fund
represents funds expendablè on spetrfic purposés as requi￿ by don0￿.
Endowmgnt Funds: Th8 balance represent$ rostrict8d r•serves h8kl by RIJ4 Endowment Fund 2000.
95

DowSi9n Envekipe ID.. A1295D5S.3427439A-94D7.8C¢9E4B64797
Royal Opera House Cov8nl Garden FouThYalv)n (Litniled by gyaraniee}'. Company Nurnber 00480523.
Trustees. rewrt and consolidated finawJ stsiements. 52 week period ew 29 Awu512021.
27. SLitement of Funds . Charity
At19
2020
20ZI
unVE￿I￿ted fjert¢r•l
u￿r￿￿¢tsd
4,61?
165.N6)
1983)
4,672
156
17,175)
UnrE5trt(ted Asset F
￿￿￿5t￿cle0 AssÈt
Fund
u￿r*Stritte0 Fvtylt Fro￿tts
Èutia
Ufit•strlrt4d Funds Wov•
penslon rtse
19).?14
(S,D14)
185.6
{3.000}
5,3n
217.7•7
66.ln
165.046)
156
21*.•
xheffl¢ Il•trll
13ffjJ04)
•7Q
(30.118)
Total unvotr5&1*O
64J72
sAn
7?1
Thwrock Caott* P￿id
9.121
6,950
(3.12D)
10.636
{10ffi36)
Open Up PrtyPU
{5W)
rammé fund
740
(732)
Jlls
164
. Totsl re¥trlctod
•.159
115.IM)
{7?1)
9.596
Total luffl
191.321
¥L•fj•
179.364)
5,471
28. Share capital
Thè charity is limited by gijaranlee and therefwe has r#) Sha￿ capital. The liability of the ￿EMb￿r$ of the
charity is limited to £1 each. At 29 August 2021 there were 18 members (30August 2020.. 151.
96

OoJJSign Er)vek)pe ID.. A129505B-3427439A-94D7-8089E4B64797
Royal Opera Hovse Covenl Garden Foundats)n lknmiled by gu3ranteel". Company Number 00480523.
Trustees, rewrt and ¢onsolidaled financial statements. 52 week peri(xJ ended 29 Augusl 2021.
29. Connected charities and other relatsd party transactions
Connect8d chaiilies
Royal Opera House Endowment Fund 20110 - registered charity No 1089928
During period the Charity receive(I grants of £2.4m (53 weekpeiiod ended 30A(4gust 202Q.' £2.3m) from
Royal Opera House Endowment Fund 2000 in furtherance of ils Charitab￿ objectives. At 29 August 2021,
the charity owed £0.2m to the Royal Opera House Endowrrent Fund 2000 (30August 2020.. £0. Im owèd to
the charityj.
The above charity is based at Ihe Royal Opera House. Govent Garden. London WC2E 9DD.
Trading Subslthar￿S
Royal Opera House Enterprises Llmited
During the per￿ Ihe ch￿ty recetve(l a loan repayn￿l of £0.2m (53 week period ended 30 August 2020."
£0.2m). a royaty payment ol £0.5m (53 week peiiod ended 30 Au9USt 2020.. £1.5mJ and a gfft aid payment
of £1.2rn (53 week period ended 30 August 2020.. £1.9mJ from Royal Opera House Entérprises Limited. At
29 August 2021, Royal Opera House Enterprises ￿mited (A¥ed £1.3m to the tharity (30August2020.. £2.Om).
Thè above tradin9 Subsidiary is based at thè Royal Opera lknjse, Covènt Garden. Lond￿ WC2E 9DD.
Royal Opera House Developments Llmited
Durirtg Ihè p￿1£*1 Charity rttèived no gift aid paymènts {53 ￿11<￿1 ended 30 August.2020.' £511)
from Royal Opef8 H￿se Development Limited furtherance of ts tharitab￿ objectives. At 29 August 2021.
Royal Opera House Oevdopn*nts Limrted owed £0.1 m to Ihe charty {30Augusl 2020.. £0. Im).
The above trading subsithary isbased at Ihe Royal Opera House. Covent Garden. London WC2E 9DO.
Royal Opera House Holdings Llmited
During the period the charity received £5,000 (53 week wiod ended 30 August 2020.. £5,OOOJ from Royal
Opera House Development Limiled in ￿sPeCt ofaudit fees. Al 29 AJJgust 2021. Royal Opera Hwse Holdings
Limited owed £S.000 to the charity (30Augusl 2020.. £5.000).
The above trath.ng svbsi()ary is b8$8d atlhe Roy*"Opwa Housè. Coveni Gardèn. London WC2E 9DD.
Othèrrèl8tedparty tran58¢ttons
At the Board meg1in9 on 13 Ociober 2020 the Trustees ag￿ed to sell the ￿ra11 of Sir David Websler by
David Hockney as part ol the fc¥Jr poinl recovery plan. On 22 Oclobef 2020 the portrail was sold from the
ROH herilage asset collection. Christie's We￿ appointed to sell the painDng and ahead ol the auction date
n independenl third party guarantee was secured. Thè painting sold for £11.275m in a public auction in
October 2020. The sale esbmate from Chrislie'5 was £10-12m and the price rèalised Ihamm8r price plus
buyerfs prèmium nel ol applicablè feèsl was £12.865m. In late November 2020, ihe bwr at auction was
publicly announced as Ihe fixmer ROH Chair of Twstees. DavNJ Ross.
No oth* trustee had an interast in any Contr￿ (x transath.on wth the ¢harity or its subsidiaries in the period
endéd 29 August 2021. Ouring Ihe ￿Ti)d no trustees received arby remuneration from charity or its
subsidfjaries and no trustaes w8r8 reimbLFrwl lorpèrsonalty-incurred èxpensès whichwerenècassarytocarry
out trustee duties 12020.. nill. The aggwate amount of unrestricted ¢Yonats"ons received from trustees was
£3.040m (53 we&k pèriod ended 30 Atwust 2020." £1.982m). or this amount, £2.043m (53 week period
ended 30Augusl 2020.. £1.074m) was recèived from trustees of the ROH Endovmienl Fund 20(ICI.The charity
undertakes transactions in its nom)al coursè of business with its subsidiariès. These transacbons a￿ carrieLI
ryjt on an arms.18n9lh basis.
97

r)ouJ&'9n Envaknpe ID.. A129SDS8.3427439A-94D7-W4B64797
Royal Opera House Covfnl Garden Foundabon {Limiled by guar8nteel. Company Number 00480523.
Trustees report and corJsolKJaled f￿ancial stsiernenls. 52 %*tek period errfled 29 August 2021.
30." Commitmenls
lal The Group has fvlure minimum comrnitsnenis under nOn￿nCelabl* operaling leases asfolknws".
30.Av9.20
L•nd and BU1￿1n
£'ty)o
OpErttlng kaS¢¥
NDt laMr Ihan tyie year
tÈr thin <hie yoar ind not￿thI thai IME year
itr Ihan llye VÈalS
X45
162
Ibl . The group has eniered into contracts with guest arhsis and suppliets in respect of futsjre productions to
be staged at the Royal Opera Housé. Commitments ￿ respecl of these contracts which are rM)t reflected in
the b￿ar&￿ sheet a￿..
JC.Au9.20
Éwo
Les%thin thi• y
•70
1¢) Thè group has capital cuThmitrnÈnts for thè Fly Syst•m piciect which ar• not reflected in the balance
sheel..
304uy-20
925
2.44?
Ihe 5*r¢tht 14 rfth ytor5 InthJ*¥e
925
98

DuoJSHJn E￿elop* ID.. A129505B.3427439A.94D7-8089E4B64797
Royal Operè House Covenl Garden FoUnda1￿n ILin*te(S by guaranleel.. Company Numb8r 00480523.
Trustees. report and collso1￿3ted financial statements. 52 week period ended 29 August 2021.
31. Pension scheme
The Royal Opera Hous* operates a defined b￿￿fft penS￿)n 5themtr. the Royal Opera Housè Pension
Scheme. The Scheme's lunds a￿ adrninistered by the Trustee and are independènt of thè ROH'S finances.
contributs.ons a￿ paid to the Scheme in accordance with the Schedule of Contributsons agréed between the
Tnjslee and the ROH.
The group also contributès to five defined contribuliori schemes. T1￿￿￿e sponsored by Arts Cwn¢il England
and Equity (for dancèrs arvj singers) and one by the mUs￿lan$. Un￿n (for rwsiryan5}. further defined
contribution scheme arrangements exist for other stsff groups. ￿￿tribU￿on5 lo these and other schemes
amounted to £2.434m (53 weekperiodended 30August 2020.. £2.960m).
The funding plan is for the Scheme to IKJld assets equal to the value of the benefits eamed by employees.
based on a Set of assumptions used for funding Ihe Scherre. The fiJnI*￿ assumptions diffèr from the
assumplions used to calculate the figures for these accounts. and Iherelore pr￿￿Ce drfferent results. If there
Is a shortf811 ag8in5t this funding pkn, then the Royal Opera House and Trustee agree on deficitc(intributions
to meet Ihis deficit over a period. As a part of Ihe actuarial valuation with an effective date of 5 April 2018 the
Trustee and Ihe Royal Opera House have agreed that the Royal Opera House will make conlributions to the
scheme of£O.85rn per annum from 30April 2018 until 31 January 2037. inueasing by 3.5% per ¥nnum. As a
resutt of the CoM'd.19 p￿￿, the conkntxJlI￿ thje in Ayl. (kt(*er 20Y) Mere dBfeFred tNJt havè sin
been repaKI. The Royal Opera HoL￿e also make5 ¢ontritJuUons of£O.3m per annum to cover thé expenses of
running the Seh"¥mè.
Thè inrtmj iesvlts of the formal actuarial valualion as al 5 Aw'l 2021 were updated to the accountirKJ datè by
an independenl qualthèd actuary in aecor¢Jance wilh FRS 102. allowirKJ for CA￿lribu1.on$. benefit payments
madè. and changes in market condits"ons. The results. basèd on assumptions used for FRS102, are as
fOlk)Y￿.."
Tha amount.ir￿lUded in the balan¢s is as folkms:
294¥1-21
30-Auy-20
£'ooo
V•¢ ol ￿aft a55
Present value ol deWnEd
71.544
1107MI
{109.8101
(30.1161
(36.3041
The ￿￿)Vernent ￿ nel defined benefit liability t5 as folk)ws.'
5ZTA¢ek
$3 rJe
2￿￿￿9-21
30-A￿-1￿
Openity *lÈt dttFnÈd benalt
Cott In IrKome 4fjd expErétdJre
16.304
9711
IIM4oJ
18.350
51
($9ei
3.601
c￿￿9 bEn&rtlkit4Wty
35.3
99

DouJSKJn Erwoljpe ID". A129sD5B-3427439￿94D7-80BgE4B6479T
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FoundatKJn lknmited by guarantee).. Comp3ny Numbe¢ 00480523.
Trustees, report and con501KJaled financial statements. 52 ￿￿ek perK¥J er¥led 29 Augu$l 2021.
31. Pension scheme (conlinued)
The amounts ￿r03n159￿ in incom?orgxpènditure. inthe StatementofFinarKialAcb"vities areasfollows..
52 w*•
5)
pu
30-Au9-10
•AmIn15tr4tloTh￿pEf
tnlEfE5fezw
JJ6
574.
563
Tctsl expen￿
95l
Movement ￿ pre$￿t value ofdefiwl tenefil O￿Vat￿￿ is as fclkm: .
52 wee
S)
ended
30-Ay9-2¢
2*-Au9-IX
(107041)
TnlerE5f oblWIiDn'
{1.702}
(J.l5))
¥917
j.oio
(107.8481
Movemgnl ift thtr fair"valu• of the plan assets is as fo#ows:"
52 tyJ••
p•tlod
53 wtt*
Penod
ended
30thu*20
É'ty)o
Operthiq f&r¥41ue &f Fthn Isiels
IntEtESI Ort Wels
?1.$44
- 74.796
1.494
IX.946)
6•
{336)'
CcntribuUw5
588
11917)
. 79.72
71.544
Iixj

DocuSKJn Envelo￿ ID. A129505B-3427439A-94D74mE4B64797
Royal Opera House Covenl Garden FO￿ndatIOn (LI￿lled by guarantee).. Cornpany Number 00480523.
Trustees" report and consolidate£J"financial slaternents. 52 week period ended 29 August 2021.
31. Pension scheme (contlnued)
The ¢Ufrent allocation of the Stheme'5 asstrts is as follows:
25-￿9-1*
F*r ¥abJ*
Fknr ¥&J
E4LIt*s
20.2
26,251
14.281
8.266
1.730
L4.380
23.605
rtv
Olvorsiffjed Gra%th FL*id
I￿11￿ Drt¥DI IDvE5tI￿rt
C4sh nét JssÉts
1.745
15.601
14.413
19.990
536
To
.?2•
?i.Y4
74.796
The Scheme d00s not invest directty in property occutAed by the tharity or in financial securitigs issued by
the charity.
The following tatAe s¢ts oui Ihe ggnificant aSsumpti￿S used for the plan:
2•-AuB.IX
Relai pdres Ind￿ 1n1￿￿C
2.10%
2.lolb
015C¢lunt rnio
1.60%
Pthigw Inwse5
hwn¢ nAesl
Z.513.513.V2.1* pi
2.W3.J12.412.0* pa
2.51).Y3.111.1%
Lbl•eApertw Or￿m￿l 6S
at the ac<ounlh7y d
24.4niA
I* ¢xpEtwcy {• rwa*i 6$ '
20 YEorSfrWl1he•¢rtyJ￿rfj +J*
75.9RJ.I
25.912).2
. Future agreed ¢￿tr1E*Jb0nS from the employer to be made to fvnd the t1eficil ofthe defined benefrt $ehèrne
are as f￿low¥".
Je y•
e bptweert yeara￿>t￿ vears
E bÈh¥o•n arA fve years
five vears
903
935
3.rvJ5
13,969
ioi,

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Royal Opera H(yJ5e Covent Garden Foundalk)n 1￿mIle￿ by guarantee).. Company Nufflber 00480523.
Tntslees, repjrt and coasol¥Jated finanual s¢alernents. 52 week period e￿Ie0 29 Augusi 2021.
32. Cash flows
al Reconulialion of net (MJWn9 resources to net cash infk)w from ¢¥eratiThJ
51 Wee
Perfod
53 vleek
)0-.A￿9-
NEt irKomel IexpeDth￿￿) ltrihe
P4Et (ash (1[Ky￿*) I vpendrure w DofinQthb￿tsIt pordoTrtd*
IAM)
(7541
353
TrtrÈrtst
ILosstsii
L•SS on 4*sposal dflxod axSTts
chary
62
232
161
9.402
1093
1.712
(*462)
¥￿62
#07
(1.4701
{Incrnast)/ dtcre4Je .
Increa￿)/ DEcfEafe In 1trKk
oecre￿I IIDcrea5el lo de￿5
Inrrpagel (dEC￿•SEl
3.135
593
1554)
A2.B
bl Cash oufflow from investiThJ actiwties
51 Wee*
-53 week
Penod
Erthd
30-.Aug-20
X•-Atsg.Zi
Éwo
(2.2*3)
I￿7)
cèp1tèlexpen￿tWE fiz¢4 •$
itytyisdinvestmèit latCklSt}
11.472)
Ik,997)
1427$
2J30
270
I￿27
12.5
Interest ￿t￿rne
3,596
cl Cash inflow from finanryng 8ctivities
Sa W•*
53 ¥¥e4k
Pedod
End•d
Z9-A¥¥.21
JfyAug.20
Cash
21.7
NEt ¢aSh PTrlL*d * l (vsel IDI)
102

DocuS¢9ri Envelope10: AI295D5B-342743￿9•D7￿]89E4B64T9T .
Royal Opeia Housè Covenl Garrjen Foundab'on (Limited by guaranteel." Company Number 00480523.
Tru51Ee5' report and c(XWTrlidated financial statements. 52 week pericKJ ended 29 August 2021.
32. Cash flows {conlinuedl
dl Reeonciliation ofcash at bank arHt on hand per balance sheet and cash and cash equivalents
pèr Group's cash fkjw statemenl
To
29
03.•6S
C4%h •t in h•* w￿￿1*r￿s
Fund 2WO
Roy41 Oper4 HOL￿ Er*trpnses LAniteO
Royal Opera
4.617
277
3,9qS
6,562
177
371
371
.316
7X.07S
Total
3• August
rw•
Éeoo
h at bankW￿ in h¥*1 b*r<¢
h at bank •nd In 9FQLV
Endw¥lErtFurtd 2ri))
Royèi 0￿¥ EntswiS¢S
RDyèI ￿MIted
1.ts29
17•7
1*2
192
371
371
Cash aid (ash ¢ou￿•￿￿VErG1Wj*.¢th ntyA
2&40D
2J*DQ
el Raconctliation of net debt
At ?*
É'ooo
10,or¥)
33.800
C4qh •qLlv4l•it
23.80D
47.275
102
121.7Qll
?i.o?s
LoJns faifiw dut rafflei*ar
Loani falliw due afterTrlcre than
[1.948)
123.54?)
15.676
47.4Z6
103

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Royal Opera House Covenl Garden Founoahon (Limiled by guaranteel.. Cornpany Number OD480523.
Trustees, report and ￿nso1￿181ed financial stsiement5. 52 week peri¢yJ ende<l 29 August 2021.
33. F.Inanclal Instruments
carr￿ng arnounl, ￿¢tim￿, èxF*nse, gains and k)sses of ihe Group's Financial Instruments
*4et
. 1ts5E51
(l￿seS)
IDdvdln
Ihoryes
6roUP
(¥vldRnd'
29
than9es
Incompl
2•21
le¥w5EI
)D
V*ilue
E'ofy)
É'ooo
Ne4Syted at flir
sthtemfflt
An•r￿lI kns*s
Inve5tsn>its
39.075
39.0?$
(iji)
•A2
4.460
38.$84
8E*3
Nèasured &t
ndiscountod ash
rnthv4bWlpayabkl.
réal Asseis
79.7•¥
>X.17•
Tr*JÈ ¢ebDYS
S.93&
2,782
Cash and ra
eqvlv¥ienrs
61,075
23.8•)
5nvutrnents'.
io.ouo
42
. 164
Rnandal .
{5.23•)
15.2311
(i*yy>
12,833)
arnortt5ed LD51
Rn4nd41
[23.023)
121.70U)
(62>
82
Financial assets earried at fail value Ilnvestments) are measured al the quoted market pii¢e in an activ•ly
tradèd markèt. All investmenls are managed by Teputable investrnenl managers. Of Ihe carrying amount at
29 August 2021 01 £39.1 m (30 Augusl 2020.. £38.6m). £18.4rn (30 Aijgust 2020." £18.Oml is invesled.
markets outside of the UK. The changes to the tsir walue of Ihtsse invèstmènts a￿ all as a resLtIt of market
risk lincludiro foreign exGhan9e ti$kl. Immaterial arTK)unts are due lo credit risk. An immaterial liquidity risk
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36. Post Balance Sheet Event
In November 2021 the Truslees of the Royal Opera HcMJse Endowrnent Fund 2000 approved thè payment
ol an excepb.onal graot of £3,774,000 to be paid from the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund 200 to the
Rbyal Opera House Covent Garden Fcmjndabon in suppc*t of the lalterfs recovery plan. The lunds are part
ofthe income accurnu￿ted by the Paul Hamlyn Education Fund. Thè funding agreement forthe Paul Hamlyn
Education Fund was amended on 28 September 2021 lo fa¢ih"tate this exceptional grant. This granl is being
treated as a non-adjusbng post balance sheet evenL
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Tiuslees. ￿rKIrt and consolKlaled financial staterr*nts. 52 week peith ery5ed 29 Avgusl 2021.
THANK YOU
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Twstees. report and (a)nsoh"dated f nancial slalements. 52 week perK)d ended 29 Augusl 2021.
. The Roya Opera House9ralefulYack￿edge5thege￿erosrtYofal1th0seWhohaV9 prowded supportthis
period. including-
INDIVIDUALS
s￿ndrift Al Swaidi
Mr and Mrs Ajaghband
Lady Aèxander ol Weedon
Mr and Mrs Edward Alkin CBE
Ben Babcock and Debbie De Girol*no
Richard and Delia Baker
Mikhail Bakhtiarov
Torunn and David Banks
M&rcades T. Bass
Geoff and Jiidith Baichel
Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Da￿¥
Mrs Adene 88ar8
. Jeff￿Y and Veronica Befman
Mr J Michael Beman
Janice and David 8lackbJm
Michael Blank.and Jakob Schroeder
Mr & Mrs Anthony Bolton
Ingerno and Kart Otto BonniÈr
Sally and Sirnon Borrows
Lady Rosemary Buchanan
. The Bunting Fami
Mr Paul Burbiflge
Susan Burns. OBE and John Bums
Sue Butcher
Mrs Carolyn Cabjtt
Mara Moreno & Rafad Ca
David Campain
The Eart and Ctyjntess of Chichester
Ricki Gail and Robert Conway
lQrsly Cooper
Liz Cratcbley OBE
Anné-mariè Craven
The Oonald Crawshaw and Mathew Hoffman charitab￿ Fund
Michael and Angela Cronk
Hadyn Jnd Joanna Cunningham
Peggy Czyzak Dannènbaum
Chrisban and Béatrice Schlumberger
Dr Geneweve and Mr Peter Davies
Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Oavis
T•rry and Jean de Gunzburg
Lady Deighton
Sir Lloyd and Lady"t)orfman
Lily Safra
r and Mrs Jeffrey Eldredge
Ailsa and Jonathan FerozÈ
Graham S Flè1¢￿T
Lcxjisè Flukar
Mrs Aine Foriel-Destezel
Hamish and Sophie Forsyth
David and Sarah Fransen
Francèsca Fremantlè
Gonzalo and Maria Garcia
Will and Beth Gardiner
Shery and Michael Guthrie
Sandra and Anthony Gubnan
Gareth Hadley
Pauline and Pètw Halliday
Angtsla Harnilton
Richard Hayden
Mrs Chartotte Heber-percy
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Truslees, report and corkwlidalecl financial stslerrients. 52 week peri(MJ ended 29 August 2021.
Katrin and christ￿ Henkel
Marfies Hensel
Malcolm Herring
Lady Heywood
Mr Rod Hill
Marina Hobson OBE and The Hobson Charity
&mon and Tracey Hdden
Christopher Hold•f
Chades Holloway
Marbn and J￿e Houston
Lady JoaT( JaNs CBE
Aud Jebsen .
.Mr and Mrs Christoph¢rW.T. Johnston
Joanna and Ouncafi Jthosti
Mrs Philip Kan
Anna and Moshe Kantor
Ralph and Yoland¢ Kanza
Ivan Katzen
Kènneth and Susan Groan
Lady Keswick
Dame Zarine Kharas, OBE
Doug and Ceri ￿'ng
Tessa and Charfes Kin*Farfow
Mr and Mrs Aboudi Kosts
Lord.and Lady Laidlaw
Rena and Sandro Lavery.
. Petar N Lawrence
Alan G. Levin
Ida Lewne
Dr and Mrs Peler James Linden - Faith Gokling F¢Jundatitin
Yuanbo Liu
Peter Lloyd
Margarita Louis-Drèyfu.s and Phillipp Hiklèbrand
Beth Madison
Bob an¢J Tamar Manoukian
The Margulies Family
Crevan O'Grady & Jane Mcclena
John McGinn and Cary Davis
an Mclean
Mrs Andrea Medeiros Castro
Isabelle and Adrian Mee
The methe￿Il family
Bertrand and Eli5abeth Meunier
Odile and Marc Mourre
Dr Patrick Mueller
The Marf( Nickers￿ Charitable Settlement
Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE
' Mr Slelan Sten Olsson and Mr John T￿rneY
Sir Antonio and Lady Pappano
Hamish Parker
Marian and Gordon Pell
Hélène and Jean Peters
Nicholas and Suzanne Pelers
The Phillips Fund
Profe350r Paul cart￿ge Judith Portrait OBE
Basil and Maria Postan
Mplinda and Donakj Quintin
Paul Raphael
Julia and H8ns Rausing
Yvonne and Bjarne Rieber
Rainzi Rishani
Sir Simon and Lady Robertson
Sir Simon and Lady Robey
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Trustees. report and consokdaled ￿anCIal stalemenls. 52 week peri￿1 ended 29 Augu512021.
Victoria Robey. OBE
Mrs Bonnie Robinson
Kristina Rogge
Ms Viviana Ronco
Bryan and Si￿k3 Sanderson
Julian and ViUoria Schild
John and Tita Shakeshaft
Louise Sheaves
Penelop8 Sheehan
Susan and John Singer
John and Mariaviltoria Slamecka
Lady Slynn of Hadley
Christopher and Sarah Smrth
Michael Srnilh
Mary Stassinoptyj
Rachael Steams
stuart and Jill Stee
Dr and Mrs Tirnothy Stcme CBE
Marcus Swanepoel and Frieda ￿nnert
Jennifer Taylor
Fiona and Simon Tmmas
Malcolm and Alison Thwaites
Lin4Jsay and Sarah Tomlinson
Eric Tomsett
Professor Michaèl Trimble
John G. Tumer & Jerry G. Fischer
Stephanie Tyrer
Jane Van Ammel
Elsbeth and Rijnhard ¥8n Téts
Nina arKI George Veltchev
Adrienne Walerfield
Derek and Sheila Watson
Nick and Juli8l Wilkinson
Petef Harrison and Fiona Willis
Danny and Lillan Wyler
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TRUSTS ANDFOUNDATIONS
The'John Beckwilh Charitabk Tn
.The Regatta Foundabon
The John Browne Charitable Tntst
Co¢kayn8
Dunard Fund
The G￿dhaMMer Fcwndalion
The John Lyon's Charity
The Kir5h Foundation
The London Community Foundab"on
MariaMarina.Foundation and Christopher Holder
The Marina Kleinwort Trust
The Mikheev charilab￿ Trust
The Win Westlake Foundation
Oak Foundation
OriThoco FOundat￿n
The Geral(J an¢J Gail Ronson F￿llY Foundalic
Rothschild FoundatKJn
The Sargent Charitable Trusi
The Taylor Family Ftyjndation
GROW @ AnnenbÈrg FOundat￿n
Tha Candide Trust
Tho Clort Duffield FoundatKJn
Th6 David and Elaine P()tter Foundatk
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The Deborah Loeb Bri¢e Foundab"¢)n
Th¢ Fo￿e Foundation
Garfiéld Weston FoJndati4
The Gatsby Charitsble F(yJndation
The Headley Trust
The Helen Hamlyn Tnjst
The Huo Family Foundation
The JP Jacobs CharitaiAe Trust
The Linbury Trust
The Lord Leonard And Lady Estelle Wowson Foundation
The Constance Travis Charifable Trust
CORPORATE
Bank of America
Boodles
8P
Capco Covent Garden
Coutts & Co
Dior
Financial Plannirvj Partners Ltd
Halpern
LGT Veslra LLP
OANDA Evrok* Limited
Rolex
Van Cleef & Arpels
SEASON PATR(YIS
Canary Wharf Group PLC
Mrs Ain& Foiiel-Destezet
L8dy Gavron
Affiya Timur Kuanyshev
Jamie McWpine
Mitsui & Co Europe PLC
Mis Susan A. Olde OBE
Tim and Theresa Parker
Rolèx
Roths¢hikl & Co
Mrs Lily Safra
Mr PierrtrAlain Wavre
Sir Brian Williamson CBE and Mrs Carofine Hoare
Lord and Lady Young of Graffnam
FIRST NIGHT PATRQNS
DMGTPLC
Dr GeneviÈve an<1 Mr Pètèr D8VièS
Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Oaws
The Dow Family
Chatles Hdloway
Dame The￿$0 S8¢kler
SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF COVENT GARDEN
BOARD
Mercedes T. Bass, Ch8irman
Alex Beafd CBE
Susan S. Braddock. Tmasurnr
G. Scott CIen￿n5
Pe99y Czyzak Dannenbaum
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.Misook Dooliule
Lord Eatwèll
HRH Princass Firyal of Jordan
Beth W. Glynn
Richar¢J Kad Goeltr
Joan Granlund
Lady Heyv400d
Frederick 15gman
Brucé Kovn
Alan G. Levin
Beth Madison
John P. McGinn
Mrs Susan A. Oklè OBE
Nancy per￿ Green
John G. Turner, Legal Counsel
David A Shelvin. Legal Counsel
Elizabeih Gray Kojen, S8CTrtary and Executwe ￿TectOr
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